The use of iodized salt for prevention programs of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) was still facing many obstacles. Poor quality of iodized salt and non iodized salt was still circulating in the market. The level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of consumers on IDD prevention can influence both selection and purchase of standardized iodized salt which in turn will affect the supply of io…
Multiple nutritional and environmental influences contribute to the prevalence and severity of IDDs in iodine deficient areas, including iron. In many developing countries, children are at high risk of both goiter and iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency adversely affects thyroid metabolism and may reduce the efficacy of iodized salt. The aim of this study was to investigate whether iron…
Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) was one of the nutrition problems in Indonesia that causes decrease of human resource quality. The main cause of iodine deficiency was the environmental factors where land and water in that area were poor of iodine. Childbearing age woman was one of the most vulnerable group to have IDD. Iodine fortification in salt was one of the approach to control iodine defi…