Suboptimal iodine concentration in breastmilk and inadequate iodine intake among lactating women in Norway

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Henjum, Sigrun ^a   Lilleengen, Anne Marie ^a   Aakre, Inger ^a   Dudareva, Anna ^a   Gjengedal, Elin Lovise Folven ^b   Meltzer, Helle Margrete ^c   Brantsæter, Anne Lise ^c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breastmilk iodine concentration; Iodine intake; Iodine status; Lactating women; Norway; Urinary iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; INFANT; LACTATION; MOTHER; NEWBORN;

IODINE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; NORWAY;

EID: 85019453951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9070643     Document Type: Article

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