Thyromobil Project

In 2000, a survey was conducted in 21 cities of 8 Brazilian states. It was called the Thyromobil Project, and aimed at updating IDD data for Brazil, while observing the progress of the salt iodization strategy. The study assessed 2013 male and female schoolchildren aged from 6 to 14 years. For the first time, thyroid volume was assessed by ultrasound. The major studies on goiter prevalence in Brazil are fisted in Table 124.2. 

Another strategy used in the Thyromobil Project was the assessment of iodine content in samples of urine and... 

In 2003, after the publication of the results of the Thyromobil Project (2001) relative to excessive iodine found in urine, ANVISA changed the recommendation on iodine content for human consumption, lowering it to iodine of 20-60 mg/kg of salt, which remains valid to date (Brasil, 2003). Table 124.5 shows an overview of the Brazilian legislation on salt iodization. 

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