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Similarities and differences of dietary and other determinants of iodine status in pregnant women from three European birth cohorts
Author(s) -
Mariana Dineva,
Margaret P. Rayman,
Deborah Levie,
Mònica Guxens,
Robin P. Peeters,
Jesús Vioqué,
Llúcia González,
Mercedes Espada,
Jesús Ibarluzea,
Jordi Sunyer,
Tim I.M. Korevaar,
Sarah C. Bath
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.321
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1436-6215
pISSN - 1436-6207
DOI - 10.1007/s00394-019-01913-w
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , iodine deficiency , longitudinal study , population , cohort study , iodine , generation r , prospective cohort study , cohort , physiology , obstetrics , endocrinology , environmental health , thyroid , biology , genetics , materials science , pathology , metallurgy
As a component of thyroid hormones, adequate iodine intake is essential during pregnancy for fetal neurodevelopment. Across Europe, iodine deficiency is common in pregnancy, but data are lacking on the predictors of iodine status at this life stage. We, therefore, aimed to explore determinants of iodine status during pregnancy in three European populations of differing iodine status.

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