ArticleNutrients2020
Vegans, Vegetarians and Pescatarians Are at Risk of Iodine Deficiency in Norway.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Dietary intakes and nutritional adequacy of Australians consuming plant-based diets compared to a regular meat-eating diet.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Vegan and Plant-Based Diets in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review from Anti-Inflammatory and Antithrombotic Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Modern challenges of iodine nutrition: vegan and vegetarian diets.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Spirulina-An Invaluable Source of Macro- and Micronutrients with Broad Biological Activity and Application Potential.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Micronutrient intake and status in young vegans, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians, and omnivores.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Iodine and plant-based diets: a narrative review and calculation of iodine content.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Review
- Iodine status and determinants in adults in Norway - results from a population-based health examination survey (The HUNT Study).Food & nutrition research · 2024Article
- Thyroid function and urinary concentrations of iodine, selenium, and arsenic in vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians and pescatarians.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Bioavailability of iodine from a meal consisting of sushi and a wakame seaweed salad-A randomized crossover trial.Food science & nutrition · 2023Article
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- Risk Assessment of Micronutrients Deficiency in Vegetarian or Vegan Children: Not So Obvious.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The Effect of a Vegan Diet on the Coverage of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for Iodine among People from Poland.Nutrients · 2023Article
- National monitoring of iodine, sodium, and vitamin D status in toddlers and women of childbearing age - results and lessons learned from a pilot study in Norway.Food & nutrition research · 2023Article
- Consumption of meat and dairy substitute products amongst vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians.Food & nutrition research · 2023Article
- The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Iodine Deficiency in Canadian Adults.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Selection of the Optimal Impregnation Conditions of Vegetable Matrices with Iodine.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Causes of different goiter rates with the same iodine deficiency among the pastoral and agricultural populations of Tibet: a geographical comparison.Thyroid research · 2022Article
- Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
Low iodine intakes have been documented in different population groups in Norway. We aimed to assess iodine status, dietary intake, supplement and macroalgae use, and iodine knowledge in vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians. In this study, 115 vegans, 55 vegetarians and 35 pescatarians from the Oslo region of Norway, aged 18-60 years, participated. A spot urine sample was collected along with a dietary assessment of iodine intake, supplement and macroalgae use. The median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC) in vegans was 43 µg/L (moderate iodine deficiency), in vegetarians 67 µg/L and in pescatarians 96 µg/L (mild iodine deficiency). In multiple linear regression analysis, use of iodine supplements was one of the strongest predictors of UIC. About half of the participants had median 24-h iodine intakes below estimated average requirement (EAR) of 100 µg/day. Fifty percent had low knowledge score, while 27% had very low knowledge score. Vegans, vegetarians and possibly pescatarians in Norway, are unable to reach the recommended iodine intake merely from food and are dependent on iodine supplements. There is an urgent need for dietary guidance targeting vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians to avoid inadequate iodine intake in non-supplement users, as well as avoiding excess iodine intake in macroalgae users.
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