Pregnant Dutch Women Have Inadequate Iodine Status and Selenium Intake

Iodine and selenium are essential for thyroid hormone synthesis. Iodine and selenium interact. Pregnancy increases the maternal iodine requirement. We previously reported inadequate iodine status in pregnant Dutch women. Since little is known about their selenium intake, we investigated the iodine s...

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Published in:	Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 19; p. 3936
Main Authors:	Mayunga, K. Clara, Lim-A-Po, Melany, Lubberts, Janniek, Stoutjesdijk, Eline, Touw, Daan J., Muskiet, Frits A. J., Dijck-Brouwer, D. A. Janneke
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 22.09.2022 MDPI
Subjects:	Breastfeeding & lactation Creatinine Cross-sectional studies Dietary supplements Female Food and nutrition Health aspects Humans Hypertension Hypothyroidism Immune system Iodides Iodine Iodine deficiency diseases Nutritional Status Population Pregnancy Pregnant Women Risk factors Selenium Selenium in human nutrition Thyroid gland Thyroid Hormones Urine Womens health Netherlands iodine selenium urine supplement pregnancy
ISSN:	2072-6643, 2072-6643
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