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Taiwan, China
IGN Region:
South East Asia & Pacific
Median UIC
123 (2012) 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
* 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
15. December 2015
Taiwan to raise iodine levels in salt
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare has modified food additive standards to increase potassium iodide concentrations in iodized salt after the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) found that 51.2...
21. May 2015
Taiwan is only mildly iodine deficient
According to media reports, the Taiwanese Health Promotion Administration (HPA) has published the results of a nutritional survey assessing the country's iodine status. According to Taipei News, "the...
06. December 2012
Non-iodized salt imports may cause thyroid disorder - experts warn
Thyroid disorder may come back to haunt the nation as non-iodized salt's penetration of the local market is growing, health experts have warned. Imported salt products, which are mostly non-iodized, now...
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