[Hygienic aspects of iodic deficiency in the children's population of the Saratov region].

The analysis of clusters of iodine-scarce states formation among the children's population of the Saratov Region is submitted. The hygienic assessment of iodine content in raw food materials and foodstuffs grown up and made on the territory of the Saratov Region is given. It has been revealed that various food groups were characterized by a low iodine content, which was (mcg/100 g) in the bread--4.