ABSTRACT
A new pilot programme has been proposed to public health sector to introduce a more stable form of iodine in daily nutrition through the existence of biological active iodo-organic compounds from animal and plant origins in the natural food chain which will be sustainable in the longterm. The design of the programme was initiated with the aim to increase the content of iodine in eggs and vegetables. National Statistic Data on Thailand eggs consumption during 2006 and 2007 were 9,789 and 9,376 million eggs respectively or 142 and 150 eggs per person per year [6]. Thus, the hen eggs would be one of the reliable sources for iodine consumption in daily nutrition. This new programme would be implemented with the philosophy of Suffi cient Economy Concept introduced by His Majesty the King of Thailand to conduct all Thai peoples living for better quality of life with the appropriate needs of socio-economic development in moderation, reasonableness and self-immunity for suffi cient protection from both internal and external impacts arising with knowledge and spirit to supply their long-term necessities throughout the country starting from the level of the families, communities as well as the nation. It was believed that with this new concept of the biological active iodo-organic compound enrichment in the natural food chain through the Suffi cient Economy Philosophy, the new programme for elimination of iodine defi ciency endemic areas would be successfully implemented through the cooperation with all concerned sectors throughout the country.
