학술논문
Iodine status of UK schoolgirls: a cross-sectional survey
Document Type
Author abstract
Author
Source
The Lancet. June 11, 2011, Vol. 377 Issue 9782, p2007, 6 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0140-6736
Abstract
Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental impairment worldwide. It is defined by WHO as mild if the population median urinary iodine excretion is 50-99 [mu]g/L, moderate if 20-49 [mu]g/L, and severe if less than 20 [mu]g/L. No contemporary data are available for the UK, which has no programme of food or salt iodination. We aimed to assess the current iodine status of the UK population.