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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 57, 264S-266S, Copyright © 1993 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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The epidemiology of iodine-deficiency diseases in China

T Ma, J Guo and F Wang
Tianjin Medical College, China.

Iodine-deficiency diseases (IDDs) are wide-spread in China, distributed mainly in the inland and mountainous regions. About one-third of the total Chinese population lives in IDD-endemic areas. The severity of IDD is related to the severity of iodine deficiency. All the selenium- deficient areas of China are also IDD-endemic areas; however, IDD can be very severe in areas where selenium status is thought to be adequate. The distribution of myxedematous cretinism in China is not related to selenium deficiency. In the Tarim Basin, the selenium status of the population is normal and myxedematous cretinism is prevalent. In the northeastern regions of China, selenium deficiency is common and neurological cretinism is very rare.


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