Iodine Global Network (IGN)

Portugal

Median UIC 106 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 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

29. March 2016

Seminar on "Iodine & Health" in Portugal

On 30 March 2016, the University of Porto in Portugal will host a seminar on “Iodine and Health”, organized by the Iogeneration project and featuring many national and international experts. The topics to...

25. January 2016

Como o uso de sal com iodo pode melhorar o QI das crianças

O nível de iodo influencia o desenvolvimento cognitivo das crianças. A nível geral, há deficiência deste nutriente. As grávidas devem reforçar a dieta com sal iodado. E o resto da população? A...

PUBLICATIONS

Iodine Status and Iodised Salt Consumption in Portuguese School-Aged Children: The Iogeneration Study (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
João Costa Leite et al.
Nutrients 2017, 9(5), 458; doi:10.3390/nu9050458
Iodine intake in Portuguese pregnant women: results of a countrywide study (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
Limbert E, Prazeres S, São Pedro M, Madureira D, Miranda A, Ribeiro M, Jacome de Castro J, Carrilho F, Oliveira MJ, Reguengo H, Borges F; Thyroid Study Group of the Portuguese Endocrine Society
Eur J Endocrinol 2010 Oct;163(4):631-5
Iodine Status of Pregnant Women and Their Progeny in the Minho Region of Portugal (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
Maria J. Costeira, Pedro Oliveira, Susana Ares, Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, and Joana A. Palha
Thyroid 2009, Vol 19. No. 2; 157-163

POLICY & LEGISLATION

Direção-Geral da Educação (DGE). Orientações Sobre Ementas e Refeitórios Escolares–2013/2014 (PDFAchtung Link öffnet sich in einem neuen Fenster)
Available at: www.dge.mec.pt/refeitorios-escolares

LINKS


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Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Bruxelles, Belgium
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João de Castro
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