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Rapporto ISTISAN 21/6 - Monitoring of iodine prophylaxis in Italy. Period 2015-2019. Edited by Antonella Olivieri, Simona De Angelis
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Monitoring of iodine prophylaxis in Italy. Period 2015-2019.
Edited by Antonella Olivieri, Simona De Angelis
2021, vii, 147 p. Rapporti ISTISAN 21/6 (in Italian)
The Italian nationwide salt iodization program on voluntary basis was approved by law in 2005 (law 55/2005). Monitoring of iodine prophylaxis is performed by the Italian National Observatory of Iodine Prophylaxis Program (OSNAMI), established in 2009 at the Italian National Institute of Health with the aim of evaluating efficiency and effectiveness of the program. This report presents the results of the second surveillance on the iodine nutritional status of the Italian population conducted by OSNAMI (period 2015-2019). These results show the achievement of iodine sufficiency and the disappearance of goitre among schoolchildren in our country. Although these results represent an undoubted success in terms of public health, further efforts should be done to sustain the program and to ensure optimal intake for the entire population, included subgroups still at risk of insufficient iodine intake like pregnant women.
Key words: Iodine prophylaxis; Prevention; Thyroid; Iodine; Iodized salt
Published 17/05/2021
