Iodine fortification: Why, when, what, how, and who?

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 618-624

  Charlton, Karen ^a   Skeaff, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

deficiency; fortification; iodine; pregnancy; salt iodization; supplementation

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

AUSTRALIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IODINE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 80055056451     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834b2b30     Document Type: Review

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