A lowered salt intake does not compromise iodine status in Cape Town, South Africa, where salt iodization is mandatory

Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 630-634

  Charlton, Karen E ^a   Jooste, Pieter L ^b   Steyn, Krisela ^c   Levitt, Naomi S ^c   Ghosh, Abhijeet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Iodine; Median urinary iodine concentration; Salt; Universal salt iodization

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; SOUTH AFRICA; URINALYSIS; URINARY IODINE CONCENTRATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IODINE; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875372002     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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