Comparison of iodine status between male and female adolescent

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Comparison of iodine status between male and female adolescent

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University of Otago

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Background: Iodine is an essential micronutrient that plays an important role in growth and development. Due to the low iodine content in New Zealand soils, iodine deficiency was common in the 1900s. The introduction of iodised salt in 1939 helped to improve with iodine status until the 1990s when iodine re-emerged again. The mandatory fortification of bread with iodised salt in 2009 has again shown an obvious improvement in the iodine status in children and adults. However, most studies have...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Ruan, Jingying

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/12233

Related subjects

NewZealand / adolescent / iodine

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