Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Iodine deficiency is a significant global health issue of various severity depending on the age of the deficiency. The foetal period is the most critical stage in life, negatively impacting the brain and neurodevelopment. Hence, the developing foetus is a crucial issue, and the present study focussed on iodine nutrition among pregnant women from the Faroe Islands. The need for iodine increases in pregnancy, and the recommended target for median urinary iodine con...

Introduction: Iodine nutrition is critical for human health. In recent years the main focus was on the developing brain during pregnancy. In addition, iodine nutrition is essential for growth and development during adolescence. Iodine nutrition was recently low within the recommended range among adult Faroese living on local, iodine-rich marine food items. Dietary habits among young generations are drifting away from local foods, and this raises a concern that led us to perfor...