Consuming iodine enriched eggs to solve the iodine deficiency endemic for remote areas in Thailand

摘要

BackgroundEvidence showed that the occurrence of iodine deficiency endemic areas has been found in every provinces of Thailand. Thus, a new pilot programme for elimination of iodine deficiency endemic areas at the community level was designed in 2008 by integrating the concept of Sufficient Economic life style with the iodine biofortification of nutrients for community consumption.