Archives for March 30, 2011

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Pakistan state plans mandatory iodisation of salt

By Jess Halliday

Pakistan’s Sindh state is set to make the iodisation of salt compulsory in a bid to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders in the state, where over 50 per cent of the population is at risk.

Special edition: Nutrigenomics

Nutrigenomics could provide nutrition-relevant biomarkers: DSM

By Stephen Daniells

The benefits of nutrigenomics tools to illuminate the effect of certain nutrients on genes are occurring right now, but talk of personalized nutrition should be left for the future, says a DSM corporate scientist.