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Iodized salt remains out of reach for many Chinese
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Despite great efforts in the last decade, nearly 10 per cent of
Chinese still lack access to iodized salt and are therefore at risk
of suffering iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), officials said.
IDD can cause miscarriages, premature births, mental retardation
and goiter.
Official surveys show that more than 88 per cent of the country's
1.3 billion people now use iodized salt, which experts say is the
most economic and effective way to prevent IDD.
Poor and remote mountainous areas mainly lack iodized salt. In the
seven provinces and autonomous regions in West China, such as the
Xinjiang Uygur ...
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