[Urinary iodine levels and dairy consumption in pre-school children in Southwest Asturias (Spain)].

Introduction: For decades dairy products have been a major source of iodine for decades. The purpose of this study was to determine the iodine nutritional status and its relationship with dairy consumption in pre-schooler children between 2 to 5 years old in a rural area with 27,847 inhabitants.

Patients And Methods: It was planned to study 200 participants, selected by random sampling, proportional to the size of the municipality, age, and sex.