Deputy director of China CDC: salt iodization policy can not be changed in the short term.
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China News Network
the vice director of the center for disease prevention and control of China, Liang Xiaofeng, 25, said in Beijing that there is no evidence that the current iodine supplementation has caused a change in thyroid disease. In this case, the salt iodization policy can not be used in the short term. Change.
25 day, the National Health Planning Commission held second routine press conferences in May in Beijing to introduce three reduction (salt reduction, oil reduction, sugar reduction) and the core information of this year's nutrition publicity.
at the meeting, when asked whether the controversial policy of salt iodization in recent years had been adjusted, Liang Xiaofeng stressed that this policy could not be changed in the short term and must be held for a number of years.
he said that since the implementation of salt iodization policy, the results have been remarkable. In recent years, iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in China have dropped significantly.
Liang Xiaofeng stressed that, from the population, it has been proven to be very effective in preventing iodine deficiency by adding iodine in the salt, and there is no evidence that the current iodine supplement causes a change in the thyroid disease. Under such circumstances, the policy of iodized salt can not change in the short term, and it will persist for a number of years.
Liang Xiaofeng said that at present, the total amount of salt intake in Chinese residents should be reduced. At the same time, further study is needed whether the iodine added in the salt needs to be adjusted and how to adjust.
we are also very concerned about the changes of thyroid diseases. Some of them are not detailed enough and need to be strengthened step by step. Liang Xiaofeng stressed.