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China sees more thyroid problems
English.news.cn 2010-09-03 09:11:42
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Results from the latest epidemiology study have pointed to a thyroid-related disease outbreak in China that may be related to the nation's 1995 mandate to add iodine to salt, experts said.
Roughly one out of 15 Chinese is suffering from hypothyroidism, one of the most commonly seen thyroid problems here, showed the study sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association's endocrinology branch. That's almost twice the incidence reported in late 1990s.
The survey, which started last March, sampled more than 15,000 people in 10 Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai in 17 months.
"The rising trend of thyroid problems is evidently seen on the mainland in recent years, but solid evidence of a link between iodized salt and the surge in thyroid ailments has yet to be confirmed," said Teng Weiping, who heads the endocrine research institute of the China Medical University based in Shenyang, Liaoning province...
China sees more thyroid problems
English.news.cn 2010-09-03 09:11:42
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Results from the latest epidemiology study have pointed to a thyroid-related disease outbreak in China that may be related to the nation's 1995 mandate to add iodine to salt, experts said.
Roughly one out of 15 Chinese is suffering from hypothyroidism, one of the most commonly seen thyroid problems here, showed the study sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association's endocrinology branch. That's almost twice the incidence reported in late 1990s.
The survey, which started last March, sampled more than 15,000 people in 10 Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai in 17 months.
"The rising trend of thyroid problems is evidently seen on the mainland in recent years, but solid evidence of a link between iodized salt and the surge in thyroid ailments has yet to be confirmed," said Teng Weiping, who heads the endocrine research institute of the China Medical University based in Shenyang, Liaoning province...