date:Aug 08, 2012
In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Otago, the childrens median level of a short-term marker, urinary iodine concentration, was almost double that found in a 2002 study. It now falls just within the range for adequate iodine status.
The study measured biochemical markers of iodine status in 147 primary students from 18 randomly selected Dunedin and Wellington schools between November 2010 and February 2011. The children were aged between 8 and 10.
The researchers found t