PRELIMINARY REPORT OF AN EXPERIMENT IN KANGRA VALLEY FOR PREVENTION OF HIMALAYAN ENDEMIC GOITRE WITH IODIZED SALT

  • 1 January 1965
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 32  (3) , 299-+
Abstract
This report incorporates the results of an investigation designed to test the effectiveness of potas- sium iodide and potassium iodate in the control of Himalayan endemic goiter when these compounds are added in small physiological doses to the domestic salt habitually consumed by the people in the endemic belt. In a prospective study lasting 5 years, a striking reduction in the prevalence of goiter was observed in areas receiving salt fortified with either potassium iodide or potassium iodate. During the same period, goiter prevalence remained unchanged in the control zone, which received plain, unfortified salt. The study has an important bearing on the problem of goiter control in developing countries that use moist, coarsely crystalline salt.