Iodine Global Network (IGN)
Sprunglinks/Accesskeys
Zur Startseite (Accesskey 0) Direkt zur Hauptnavigation (Accesskey 1) Direkt zum Inhalt (Accesskey 2) Kontakt (Accesskey 3) Sitemap (Accesskey 4) Suche (Accesskey 5)
DONATE
New Zealand
IGN Region:
South East Asia & Pacific
Median UIC
116 (2015) Sub-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
* 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
03. July 2017
New Zealand to investigate iodine status in women who don't eat bread
Massey University’s School of Food and Nutrition Master’s student Jacqui Finlayson’s interest in New Zealand’s iodine situation has ignited research investigating the iodine levels of Kiwi women who ...
17. May 2016
New Zealand study to examine links between iodine status and postnatal depression
After the birth of their baby most women see their health care professionals, with the focus often on the baby’s health. Yet 10 to 15 per cent of new mothers in New Zealand will suffer from postnatal...
17. May 2016
School-children in New Zealand are iodine-sufficient
A new study aimed to determine the iodine status of New Zealand children when the fortification of bread was well established. A cross-sectional survey of children aged 8–10 years was conducted in the...
29. January 2016
Are Kiwi men getting enough iodine?
Do Kiwi men who sweat a lot suffer from iodine deficiency? That is the question researchers from Massey University’s School of Food and Nutrition want to answer as they kick off a new study investigating...
PUBLICATIONS
Mandatory fortification of bread with iodised salt modestly improves
iodine status in schoolchildren (PDF
)
Sheila A. Skeaff and Emily Lonsdale-Cooper
British Journal of Nutrition 2013 Mar 28;109(6):1109-13
iodine status in schoolchildren (PDF
)Sheila A. Skeaff and Emily Lonsdale-Cooper
British Journal of Nutrition 2013 Mar 28;109(6):1109-13
NHMRC public statement: Iodine Supplementation for Pregnant and
Breastfeeding Women (PDF)
The National Health and Medical Research Council, January 2010
Breastfeeding Women (PDF
)The National Health and Medical Research Council, January 2010
DONATE