2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302009000400014
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Abstract: Brazilian legislation, since 1955, failed to achieve its objectives because the issue was not properly addressed: iodized salt was only available in endemic areas, at a low amount of 10 mg Iodine/kg salt. Lack of surveillance and cooperation were common errors. From 1982 to 1992, the INAN distributed potassium iodate to the industry free of charge, but it was abolished in 1991. Only four years later (1995) was a new law enacted effective in determining that all salt for human use should be iodized at levels es… Show more

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“…Brazil changed from a state of chronic iodine deficiency in the 19th century to a recent history of excessive iodine intake from 1998 to 2003 (37). In brief, a salt iodination program in Brazil started in 1953, but only in areas with endemic goiter.…”
Section: Thyroid Cancer Incidence Trend In Sao Paulo and Seermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Brazil changed from a state of chronic iodine deficiency in the 19th century to a recent history of excessive iodine intake from 1998 to 2003 (37). In brief, a salt iodination program in Brazil started in 1953, but only in areas with endemic goiter.…”
Section: Thyroid Cancer Incidence Trend In Sao Paulo and Seermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em torno de 13,1% das amostras de sal trazidas para análise apresentaram conteúdo iódico abaixo de 20 mg/kg (valor recomendado) (33). Um programa de iodação do sal para uso doméstico é considerado adequado quando mais de 90% das amostras, no nível do consumidor, encontram-se com teores mínimos (34).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…In recent decades, the recommended maximum fortification of salt with iodine has varied between 60mg and 100mg of iodine/kg of salt, according to evidence regarding excesses or deficiencies of iodine (5-7). Although the current limit is 60mg/kg of salt (4), in certain regions of the country, excessive levels of urinary iodine have been reported in some groups of people, such as children (8), adults who live in metropolitan areas and people who have heart conditions (1,5). However, these findings do not represent all population groups and should not be generally extrapolated to the country's population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Public health programs have attempted to minimize this problem, and in recent decades, many countries have been able to substantially elevate the intake of this nutrient through the fortification of food with iodine. In Brazil, a salt iodation policy has been in place since 1953 to promote the appropriate consumption of iodine (4). In recent decades, the recommended maximum fortification of salt with iodine has varied between 60mg and 100mg of iodine/kg of salt, according to evidence regarding excesses or deficiencies of iodine (5-7).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%