Abstract
Background Recent evidence has highlighted the prevalence of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency in women of childbearing age and pregnant women, with important public health ramifications owing to the role of iodine, required for thyroid hormone production, in neurodevelopment. Cow’s milk contributes the greatest amount to iodine intakes in several countries.Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of increased cow’s milk consumption on iodine status, thyroid hormone concentrations and selenium status.Methods A 12 week, randomized-controlled trial was conducted in 78 low-moderate milk consuming (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 401-408 |
Journal | Journal of Nutrition |
Volume | 148 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 1 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 12 Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- iodine
- women of childbearing age
- milk
- randomized controlled trial
- iodine deficiency
- selenium