Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Belarus is included into an iodine deficiency region of Central Europe. Therefore the National program widely was introduced from 1999. This program included salt iodization with KIO3, using of iodizated salt in the food industry and in the field of catering.The purpose of the research is iodine status monitoring in the Republic of Belarus from 1999 to 2012.The investigations included determination of the t...

Implementation strategies for the elimination of iodine deficiency in the last 10 years in Belarus has achieved the WHO evaluation criteria. This was made possible by the universal use of iodized salt in food manufacturing, food service of all types and the availability of its free-trade network salt addition.The aim of this work was to study the iodine daily intake from food, as one of the measures to monitor iodine supply of the population.<p class...

Background: The problem of iodine deficiency in Belarus remains topical, due to the historical understanding of iodine deficiency in the environment. As a result, the Republic of Belarus has developed and since 2000 implemented a strategy for iodine deficiency elimination, based on the use of iodized salt and food fortification.Aims: To determine iodine status in children living in Minsk region.Materials and methods: The study incl...

Background: The problem of iodine deficiency in Belarus remains topical, due to the historical understanding of iodine deficiency in the environment and the negative impact of iodine deficiency on health. Strategy for elimination of iodine deficiency among the population was developed and implemented in the Republic of Belarus.Aims: To determine iodine sufficiency in children living in Belarus.Materials and methods: The study inclu...

Republic of Belarus belongs to the iodine-sufficient countries. However, the subject of the study is to assess iodine status of pregnant women as the critical group of the population. Iodine deficiency has a negative impact on the level of pregnancy complications and childbirth, increasing the risk of babies with low birth weight, adverse effect on newborn and children of early age health.The purpose of this study: To assess iodine sufficiency of pregnan...