Slow-release iodine in local water supplies reverses iodine deficiency disorders: is it worth its salt?
An alternative approach to supplying iodine to isolated populations through the use of slow-release iodine in silicone matrices that float in the water supply was tested in remote desert areas of the Sudan. There was a differential impact, as judged by indicators of iodine nutriture, and these indicators provided varying indications of the iodine status of the population.
Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging, and Metabolism (CeSSIAM), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000172:deficiency*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012828:Silicones; D014881:Water Supply
D012828:Silicones; D007455:Iodine