Iodine intake through processed food: Case studies from Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Russian federation and Ukraine, 2010–2015

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Knowles, Jacky ^a   van der Haar, Frits ^b   Shehata, Magdy ^c   Gerasimov, Gregory ^b   Bimo, Bimo ^a   Cavenagh, Bettina ^d   Maramag, Cherry C ^e   Otico, Edward ^a   Izwardy, Doddy ^f   Spohrer, Rebecca ^a   Garrett, Greg S ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b Iodine Network   (Canada)

^c National Research Centre   (Egypt)

^d PT Clarity Research Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^e Nutrition Center of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^f Indonesia Ministry of Health   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency disorders; Iodised salt; Processed foods

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ARTICLE; BAKERY PRODUCT; CONDIMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EGYPT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INDONESIA; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MONITORING; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; ANALYSIS; BREAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; FORTIFIED FOOD; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHILIPPINES; PROCEDURES; SALT INTAKE; UKRAINE;

BREAD; CONDIMENTS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; EGYPT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INDONESIA; IODINE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHILIPPINES; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RUSSIA; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; UKRAINE;

EID: 85026478508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9080797     Document Type: Article

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