Suboptimal iodine status of Australian pregnant women reflects poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition

KE Charlton, L Gemming, H Yeatman, G Ma - Nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the iodine status and knowledge and practices related to iodine
nutrition of Australian women during pregnancy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was …

Improvement in iodine status of pregnant Australian women 3 years after introduction of a mandatory iodine fortification programme

KE Charlton, H Yeatman, E Brock, C Lucas… - Preventive …, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: In order to address population-level mild iodine deficiency in Australia, a
mandatory iodine fortification programme of salt used in bread was introduced in late 2009 …

Apparent insufficiency of iodine supplementation in pregnancy

R Pessah-Pollack, DC Eschler, Z Pozharny… - Journal of women's …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: Pregnant woman are at increased risk for iodine deficiency, which may induce
thyroid insufficiency and have damaging effects not only on the mother but also the fetus. We …

Iodine nutrition status in lactating mothers residing in countries with mandatory and voluntary iodine fortification programs: an updated systematic review

P Nazeri, P Mirmiran, N Shiva, Y Mehrabi, M Mojarrad… - Thyroid, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Background: The aim of this review is to assess data available on iodine nutrition status in
lactating mothers residing in countries with mandatory and voluntary iodine fortification …

Iodine nutrition of pregnant and lactating women in Hong Kong, where intake is of borderline sufficiency

AWC Kung - Public health nutrition, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objective: To describe the iodine nutrition of pregnant and lactating women in Hong Kong,
where intake is of borderline sufficiency. Design: Review of cross-sectional and prospective …

Health knowledge and iodine intake in pregnancy

JC Martin, GS Savige… - Australian and New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pregnant women have much higher iodine requirements as compared to all
other population groups. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) …

Iodo e tiróide: o que o clínico deve saber

MS Lopes, JJ de Castro… - Acta Medica …, 2012 - actamedicaportuguesa.com
Abstract The World Health Organization considers iodine deficiency as a major worldwide
cause of mental and development diseases, estimating that about 13% of the world …