Iodine Global Network (IGN)

Iran

IGN Region: Middle East & North Africa
Median UIC 161 (2013-14) National, SAC (8–10 years)
Population Iodine Status Adequate
* MUIC, median urinary iodine concentration
* HHIS, percentage of households consuming iodized salt (>0 ppm) among all tested households
SAC: school-age children / WRA: women of reproductive age / PW: pregnant women

NEWS

31. May 2016

Iran highlights importance of iodine during pregnancy

A senior Iranian health official highlighted the adverse impacts of iodine deficiency on the development of the brain in children “which can be rectified through adequate intake of iodine in the daily...

29. January 2009

Iranian women key impetus for public health, iodine nutrition

Media stories routinely explore cultural aspects of the role of women in Iranian society. A recent Time Magazine story on "Tehran's Health Patrol," takes a deeper look at the contributions of a group of...

PUBLICATIONS

The Association between Cobalt Deficiency and Endemic Goiter in School-Aged Children (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
Mojgan Sanjari, Ahmad Gholamhoseinian, and Akram Nakhaee
Endocrinol Metab 2014, 29:307-311
An Assessment of Urinary and Breast Milk Iodine Concentrations in Lactating Mothers from Gorgan, Iran, 2003 (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
Hamid R. Bazrafshan, Sakineh Mohammadian, Arash Ordookhani, Arezou Abedini, Reza Davoudy, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Mehdi Hedayati, Fereidoun Azizi, and Lewis E. Braverman
THYROID 2005, Volume 15, Number 10

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