01. May 2018
Children who are receiving chronic parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy may be at a higher risk of developing an iodine deficiency and subsequent hypothyroidism, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Researchers performed a cross-sectional study...
27. April 2018
PAHO, UNICEF, and the Ministry of Health have combined forces in an effort to identify health gaps in children which may contribute to chronic diseases and affect their learning abilities in the future. Saint Lucia is currently the 6th Caribbean...
18. April 2018
Jod jest krytycznym mikroelementem dla rozwoju mózgu u dzieci. Naukowcy obawiają się, że nawet 50 proc. wszystkich noworodków w Europie nie osiągnie pełni swoich funkcji poznawczych z powodu niedoboru jodu. W środę, 18 kwietnia, prezentując na...
28. March 2018
A new survey of 14-15 year old girls in Northern Ireland has found they have adequate amounts of iodine in their bodies based on guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO). This is the finding from a new report commissioned by safefood and...
05. March 2018
The Government of The Gambia, through the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoH&SW), UNICEF and The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), will conduct a nationwide Micronutrient Survey from 12th...
01. February 2018
KATHMANDU: The Salt Trading Corporation (STC) is all set to celebrate the month of February as the ‘iodine month’ beginning from Friday. The move aims to promote consumption of iodised salt and control diseases caused by iodine deficiency like goiter,...
17. January 2018
Russian bloggers, media representatives and policy-makers gathered at a WHO event in Moscow to hear experts and researchers explain how iodine deficiency in pregnancy affects development of the child’s brain. This event kicked off a social media...
28. November 2017
Uniben’s ‘3 Mien Bouillon’ comes almost a decade after the country successfully contained the issue. Millions of Vietnamese meals are being enriched with iodine thanks to Uniben, a Vietnamese food manufacturer, and its latest iodized seasoning ‘3 Mien...
30. October 2017
Professor Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, President of the Ghana Nutrition Association, has described undernutrition as a major challenge affecting children’s wellbeing and development in Ghana. She said only 13 per cent of children aged six to 23 months...
26. October 2017
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day was observed today at IMA Hall Lamphelpat under the theme Daily Consumption of Iodised Salt is the Solution to the problem of Iodine Deficiency Disorders. The observance was organised by the State ...
23. October 2017
"Iodine is essential for healthy brain development in the fetus and young child. Iodine deficiency negatively affects the health of women, as well as economic productivity and quality of life," WHO. "Iodised salts were developed to create a standard...
22. October 2017
Kohima village was declared the “first non-iodized salt free village” and has pledged to procure, stock, sell and consume only iodised salt. According to DIPR report, the declaration was made during Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention...
22. October 2017
More than 40 percent of Australian women are deficient in iodine, a vital mineral in developing healthy brains in babies. The finding from the Westmead Institute of Medical Research will cause concern, as iodine deficiency is the single most...
19. October 2017
Older women on a so-called Paleolithic diet – which tries to mimic the diet of cavemen living in the stone age - may be more likely to develop iodine deficiency than their counterparts who don’t eat this way, a small Swedish experiment suggests. The...
04. October 2017
Milk and dairy products are the main source of iodine in many diets, and an important iodine source in many countries. However, the latest research from Dr. Sarah Bath (University of Surrey) found that the iodine concentration of most alternatives to...
04. July 2017
Following a successful nationwide public health campaign, iodine nutrition in Russia has been on the lips of the national media, public health experts and, at last, the decision makers. At a high-level inter-agency meeting on June 21, a draft ...
03. July 2017
Massey University’s School of Food and Nutrition Master’s student Jacqui Finlayson’s interest in New Zealand’s iodine situation has ignited research investigating the iodine levels of Kiwi women who choose to avoid bread. "In 2009, to address iodine...
28. June 2017
The Department of Agriculture has written to animal feed manufactures over the levels of iodine contained in their products. In the letter, seen by FarmIreland the Department cites concerns over milk containing high levels of iodine which is unsuitable...
26. June 2017
When Professor Creswell Eastman visited a remote, mountainous region of Tibet in the 1980s, he was shocked by what he found. While researching the extent of iodine deficiency disorders, he came across entire villages filled with people with low IQs, ...
23. May 2017
When you go to a cafe and order a coffee, do you avoid dairy and order soy milk or even almond milk instead? Or, do you avoid bread perhaps? Because you're trying not to eat too many carbs? Or because you're gluten intolerant. Well, if you do either of...