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It has been reported that the diet in Japan customarily includes large quantities of food rich in iodine, and the average daily intake of iodine is several milligrams (1). In this report, 1) urinary iodide excretion in various areas of Japan in the past and in the present, 2) diet rich in iodine and 3) prevalence of thyroid diseases in Japan are summarized.
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Nagataki, S. (1993). Status of Iodine Nutrition in Japan. In: Delange, F., Dunn, J.T., Glinoer, D. (eds) Iodine Deficiency in Europe. NATO ASI Series, vol 241. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1245-9_17
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