Almost the entire population of Russia has been diagnosed with iodine deficiency
This was reported by Natalya Mokrysheva, Director of the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology of the Russian Ministry of Health.
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- Almost the entire population of Russia has iodine deficiency of varying severity.
- This was stated by Natalya Mokrysheva, Director of the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology named after Academician I.
- Dedov of the Russian Ministry of Health, at the congress “Nutrition - the path to the health of the nation.”
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Why It Matters
The statement was made at the 1st All-Russian Congress with international participation “Nutrition - the path to the health of the nation.”
MINERAL WATER, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Almost the entire population of Russia currently has iodine deficiency, said Natalya Mokrysheva, director of the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology named after academician I. I. Dedov of the Russian Ministry of Health, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“Currently, almost the entire population of the Russian Federation has iodine deficiency of varying severity,” follows from Mokrysheva’s presentation presented at the 1st All-Russian Congress with international participation “Nutrition - the path to the health of the nation.”
Open Questions
- What measures are planned to be taken to combat iodine deficiency?







