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
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...