Iodine Global Network (IGN)

Sweden

Median UIC 125 (2006-07) 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

30. August 2015

Pregnant women in Sweden may be iodine deficient

Pregnant women in Sweden were found to be consuming an inadequate amount of iodine in a recent study. Iodine is an element that plays a role in producing the hormones that originate in the thyroid and...


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Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Bruxelles, Belgium
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Helena Filipsson