SANITARY AUDIT OF IODINE CONTENT IN THE DIET AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF SCHOOL STUDENTS
Just like most mountainous regions of the world, the Kyrgyz Republic is endemic for iodine deficiency in soil, water and food. The deficiency of iodine in nature causes the development of a number of iodine deficient disorders in the population of the republic. The use of iodine-treated table salt is the most universal method for iodine deficiency preventive treatment. The purpose of this study was to study iodine deficiency in children and a sanitary audit of the iodine content in the diet of comprehensive school students to achieve the goals study the prevalence of iodine deficiency diseases (IDD) among schoolchildren in the environs of the Chui region of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as laboratory tests of salt for containing potassium iodate. The iodine content in the studied diets was only 19.1% of the daily requirement. According to the results of laboratory analysis, the iodine content in 65% of samples of domestically produced salt was below normal. The necessity for the further improvement of the technological process for iodine-enrichment of salt and the development of an internal quality control system in the country's salt iodization plants was noted.