Iodine Global Network (IGN)

South Africa

Median UIC 130 (2015) National, Adults (18-49 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

02. February 2015

South African salt: the journey from mine to meal

The very first bite of pasta al pomodoro generously sprinkled with coarse sea salt is the moment I pinpoint as the end of my salt-sparing life. From just a scattering on buttered bread to rubbing down a...


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Festo Kavishe
Tanzania
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Pieter Jooste
Cape Town, South Africa
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