[Potentiation of the action of goitrogens by nitrites supplied by food]. / O potentsirovanii deistviia strumigenov nitritami, postupaiushchimi s pishchei.

It has been shown in experiments on male rats fed with balanced diet having a low iodine content that nitrites supplied with food at a rate of 5 mg per 100 g body weight lead to the goiter growth.

[Diets for students of professional-technical secondary schools situated in zones of endemic goiter]. / Ratsiony pitaniia dlia uchashchikhsia professional'no-tekhnicheskikh uchilishch, raspolozhennykh v zone éndemii zoba

Menu, formulation of meals, chemical composition and calorific value embracing 10 different dietary patterns for students of vocational technical schools disposed within an area of endemic goitre are cited. In compiling the rations account has been taken of the age-specific features of the students, the physiological standard rates now in force, a collection of meals formulations and the funds allocated for alimentation in the said schools. The proposed rations may be of prophylactic importance in the foci of endemic goitre and should help strengthen the health of the students.