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changes in thyroid diseases after IF [ 4 ]. Therefore, changes in costs were assessed combined and by region. Iodine Fortification Before 1998 IF was prohibited in Denmark. From 1998 voluntary IF with 8 ppm of salt was endorsed but proved
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group was established to evaluate the iodine situation in Denmark and possible actions. It concluded that Denmark was iodine deficient and proposed a cautious fortification of salt ( 16 ). The Danish Food and Veterinary Administration introduced IF with
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% having a UI of <50 µg/l [ 3 ]. In pregnancy, the median UI should be at least 150 µg/l, on account of increased iodine requirements during gestation and lactation [ 9 ]. The results of the questionnaire showed, firstly, that salt iodisation is mandatory
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iodine intake can cause goiter, while more than adequate iodine intake can also result in thyroid disorders. In 1996, a mandatory universal salt iodization program was performed. Since then, China has eliminated iodine deficiency disorders, and iodine
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of congenital hypothyroidism and was instrumental in the introduction of iodized salt. She was very active and influential in Spanish and international scientific societies. She was one of the founders of the European Thyroid Association, in 1967
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well as fruits, vegetables and iodized salt. When iodine intake is inadequate, thyroid enlargement, termed goiter, can result. Historically, endemic goiter, which resulted from iodine deficiency, was described as ‘one of the most important and
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-sufficient populations. Chinese goitre standard published in 2007 [ 4 ] was based on European data from 1993 [ 5 ]. As the universal salt iodization programme has been mandatory since 1994 in China, iodine status has been greatly improved [ 6 ]. A previous study showed
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Benign Nodule For a 25-year-old patient with a nodular goiter, benign FNA, and no compressive symptoms, 54.7% suggest iodized salt, 24.4% levothyroxine treatment aiming at a low-normal thyroid-stimulating hormone, and 18.6% advise avoidance of iodine
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Great Belt). The mandatory iodine fortification of salt was introduced in the year 2000 and had increased urinary iodine to a lower recommended level in 2004-2005 [ 21 ]. From the DNHR, we obtained information on maternal first-time diagnosis of
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. 84% of women who knew what type of salt they were taking reported consumption of iodinated salt, with no significant difference between the two groups. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 86 women followed until delivery