Only half of the Philippine households are adequately iodized, discounting a 2011 world report of 82.1 percent. Know more:
Only half of the Philippine households are adequately iodized, discounting a 2011 world report of 82.1 percent.
Correspondingly, consumption is higher in urban than rural households, or 31.5 percent compared with 20.2 percent.Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the most important causes of preventable mental impairment in older children and adults worldwide. However, the National Nutrition Council-National Capital Region believes that there is still a need to strengthen the implementation of the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide law, or Republic Act 8172.
As a leader in managing their respective National Salt Iodization Programs , the LGU’s chief task is to ensure that salt distributed and sold to the public has at least between 30 percent to 70 percent parts per million of iodine.
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