Rice is the staple food for over half the world's population. Approximately 480 million metric
tons of milled rice is produced annually. China and India alone account for∼ 50% of the rice …

Background Chronic disease represents a large and growing burden to the health care
system worldwide. One method of managing this burden is the use of app-based …

Iodine deficiency in a population causes increased prevalence of goiter and, more
importantly, may increase the risk for intellectual deficiency in that population. The National …

Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable intellectual impairment and is
associated with a spectrum of neurologic and developmental pathology. More than one …

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the relation of iodine content of household water to
thyroid size and urinary iodine excretion in an area with high iodine concentration in the …

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are ranked among the top causes of poor health and
disability in the world. These deficiencies damage developing brains, impair learning ability …

Endemic cretinism occurs in areas of severe iodine deficiency and is manifested by two
major clinical patterns, myxedematous and neurological. The relationship between these …

Intelligence was measured by means of the Hiskey–Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude or
the Griffiths Mental Development Scales in a sample of 369 patients from iodine‐deficient …

Iodine deficiency has traditionally been associated with goiter and cretinism. More recently,
iodine deficiency has been recognized as the leading worldwide cause of preventable …

The measurement of urinary iodine in population-based surveys provides a biological
indicator of the severity of iodine-deficiency disorders. We describe the steps performed to …