Iodine status of teenage girls on the island of Ireland.

Karen R MullanLesley HamillKaty DoolanIan YoungPeter SmythAlbert FlynnJanette WaltonAndrew A MehargManus CareyClaire McKernanMarcia BellNeil BlackUna GrahamDavid McCanceCathy McHughPaul McMullanSiobhan McQuaidAonghus O'LoughlinAntoinette TuthillSarah C BathMargaret RaymanJayne V Woodside

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2019)

This is the largest survey of its kind on the island of Ireland, which currently has no iodine-fortification programme. Overall, the results suggest that this young female population sits at the low end of sufficiency, which has implications if, in future, they enter pregnancy with borderline status.

Keyphrases

dual energy
preterm birth
cross sectional
current status
randomized controlled trial
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
clinical trial
pregnancy outcomes