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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tamil Nadu<strong> </strong>has the lowest consumption of iodised salt despite being the third biggest producer of salt in the country, according to a first-of-its-kind national survey to measure the coverage of iodised salt.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rajastathan, being the second biggest salt producing state, features in the top-5 worst performing states.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">India made fortification of salt with iodine mandatory for direct human consumption in 1992. This was relaxed in 2000 and then reimposed in 2005.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The key recommendation of the study is to sustain the momentum so that iodine coverage does not fall below current levels.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Iodine is a vital micro-nutrient for optimal mental and physical development of human beings.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deficiency of iodine can result in a range of disabilities and disorders such as goitre, hypothyroidism, cretinism, abortion, still births, mental retardation and psychomotor defects.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Children born in iodine deficient areas may have up to 13.5 IQ points less than those born in iodine sufficient areas.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The study shows that 76.3% of Indian households consumed adequately iodised salt, which is salt with at least 15 parts per million of iodine.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The five worst performers were Tamil Nadu (61.9%), Andhra Pradesh (63.9%), Rajasthan (65.5%), Odisha (65.8%) and Jharkhand (68.8%).</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Gujarat produces 71% of salt in the country, followed by Rajasthan at 17% and Tamil Nadu at 11%. The rest of the country accounts for a mere 1% of salt produced.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The northeastern States are doing very well with respect to iodised salt consumption at the household level because of the distance they have from the three salt producing centres .This salt is strictly monitored by the Salt Commissioner’s office to if it is inadequately iodised, and then allowed for sale.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rajastathan, being the second biggest salt producing state, features in the top-5 worst performing states.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Extra reading</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">India made fortification of salt with iodine mandatory for direct human consumption in 1992. This was relaxed in 2000 and then reimposed in 2005.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The key recommendation of the study is to sustain the momentum so that iodine coverage does not fall below current levels.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Iodine Importance</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Iodine is a vital micro-nutrient for optimal mental and physical development of human beings.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deficiency of iodine can result in a range of disabilities and disorders such as goitre, hypothyroidism, cretinism, abortion, still births, mental retardation and psychomotor defects.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Children born in iodine deficient areas may have up to 13.5 IQ points less than those born in iodine sufficient areas.</span></span></p>
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