Across Angola, women have adequate iodine intakes
February 2021
IDD Newsletter
In this issue:
- First national survey in Angola shows adequate iodine status in non-pregnant women and 74% household coverage with iodized salt
- New salt bill in Bangladesh: a commitment to human development
- New Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize iodine for a healthy pregnancy
- Excess iodine intake in Colombia
- Iodine intakes are just sufficient among pregnant women in southern Zambia
- How salt is harvested (and iodized) from one of the saltiest lakes in the world
- People who eat seaweed regularly may have excessive iodine intakes
- From endemic cretinism to iodine sufficiency: the Tuva story
- Iodine intake in older adults in South Africa and Ghana is sufficient but may be at risk from salt-reduction strategies
Meetings & Announcements:
- Padma Shri finally catches up with Dr. Chandrakant Pandav, the ‘Iodine Man of India’
- Dr. Werner Schultink: the new Executive Director for IGN
- Amal Tucker Brown: the new IGN Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa
- Dr. Renuka Jayatissa: the new IGN Regional Coordinator for South Asia
- In memoriam: Prof. Borislav Karanfilski
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