Maternal iodine intake and offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results from a large prospective cohort study

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Abel, Marianne Hope ^a,b,c   Ystrom, Eivind ^a,d   Caspersen, Ida Henriette ^a   Meltzer, Helle Margrete ^a   Aase, Heidi ^a   Torheim, Liv Elin ^b   Askeland, Ragna Bugge ^a   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a,d   Brantsæter, Anne Lise ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c TINE SA   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Dietary supplements; Iodine; MoBa; Neurodevelopment; Norwegian mother and child cohort study; Norwegian patient registry; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; VITAMIN D;

ADHD RATING SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IODINE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85034436560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9111239     Document Type: Article

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