Published January 27, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

The study of iodine in Chinese total diets

  • 1. Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijng (China)
  • 2. Institute of Radiomedicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Tianjin (China)
  • 3. China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing (China)

Description

In this work, China was divided into four area groups according to their geographical positions and dietary habits. All foods were divided into 12 types and the iodine contents in various diets were determined using epithermal neutron activation analysis (NAA). The intakes for China were evaluated. The results indicate that the intakes of iodine in northern areas are slightly higher and in south areas lower than the lowest recommended intake, and the average intake in China is 166 μg/person per day, which is within the recommended range. In addition, one province was chosen from each area groups. The dietary intakes of iodine were investigated in different ages and sex using total mixed diet method. Our results indicate that the average iodine intake of four provinces was lower than the recommended value, which suggests that it is necessary to supplement iodine in foods in China

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Science of the Total Environment
Journal Volume
193
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 161-167.
ISSN
0048-9697
CODEN
STENDL

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
28027326
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
AGE GROUPS; CHINA; DIET; FEMALES; FOOD; FOOD ADDITIVES; INTAKE; IODINE; MALES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADDITIVES; ASIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; HALOGENS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONMETALS