NEWS
29. April 2019
If you find yourself asking, “What’s Seaweed Week?” or more to the point, “Why should I care?” Josh Rogers can explain. Seaweed Week is his idea, dreamed up to highlight the many virtues of seaweed and...
11. March 2015
Iodized salt has been an important source of dietary iodine, a trace element important for regulating human growth, development, and metabolic functions. This analysis identified iodized table salt sales...
28. January 2015
Dietary supplement manufacturers should include a daily serving of at least 150 mcg of iodine in all multivitamin/mineral supplements intended for pregnant and lactating women in the U.S., the Council for...
06. January 2015
There is good information about iodine nutrition and the thyroid available on the Internet, but unfortunately there is also misinformation. The following are six misperceptions about iodine nutrition and...
25. June 2014
If you're either expecting a little one or have a new baby at home, you may want to reconsider trading table salt for alternatives like sea salt.
A new policy statement from The American Academy of...
27. May 2014
Many women of reproductive age in the United States are marginally iodine deficient, perhaps because the salt in processed foods is not iodized.
29. October 2013
A study from Boston University suggests that infants fed only breast milk or only formula, or a combination of the two, have adequate iodine intakes. Angela Leung, MD, MSc, of Boston University, and...
26. February 2009
ICCIDD Board member Elizabeth Pearce of the Boston University Medical Center reports in the Feb. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that 51% of US prenatal multivitamins contain NO iodine. ...
PUBLICATIONS
Iodine content of U.S. weight-loss food
Manikya Kuriti, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Lewis E. Braverman, Xuemei He, and Angela M. Leung
Endocr Pract. 2014, March 1; 20(3): 232–235
Intakes of Dairy Products and Dietary Supplements Are Positively Associated with Iodine Status among U.S.
Children
Cria G. Perrine, Kevin M. Sullivan, Rafael Flores, Kathleen L. Caldwell, and Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn
The Journal of Nutrition 2013, 22 May:1155-1160
The Prevalence of Using Iodine-Containing Supplements Is Low among Reproductive-Age Women, NHANES 1999-2006
Jaime J. Gahche, Regan L. Bailey, Lisa B. Mirel, and Johanna T. Dwyer
The Journal of Nutrition 2013, 24 April:872-877
Iodine concentration in commercial cat foods from three regions of the USA, 2008-2009
Charlotte H Edinboro, Elizabeth N Pearce, Sam Pino and Lewis E Braverman
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2013, 25 February
Iodine Status of the U.S. Population, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006 & 2007-2008
Kathleen L. Caldwell, Amir Makhmudov, Elizabeth Ely, Robert L. Jones, and Richard Y. Wang
THYROID 2011, Volume 21, Number 4
Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Alex Stagnaro-Green, Marcos Abalovich, Erik Alexander, Fereidoun Azizi, Jorge Mestman, Roberto Negro, Angelita Nixon, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Offie P. Soldin, Scott Sullivan, and Wilmar Wiersinga
THYROID 2011, Volume 21, Number 10
Iodine Content in Fast Foods: Comparison between two Fast-Food Chains in the United States
Sun Y. Lee, Angela M. Leung, Xuemei He, Lewis E. Braverman, Elizabeth N. Pearce
ENDOCRINE PRACTICE 2010, November/December; Vol 16 No. 6
Iodine Content of Prenatal Multivitamins in the United States
Angela M. Leung, Elizabeth N. Pearce, and Lewis E. Braverman
N Engl J Med 2009; 360(9)
Iodine Nutrition in the United States (Powerpoint)
William H. Dietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
POLICY & LEGISLATION
Iodine Policy in the United States (PowerPoint)
Elizabeth N. Pearce, M.D., M.Sc.
Created: June 2015
CRN guidelines on iodine in prenatal supplements
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES:
Iodine Quantity in Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements for Pregnancy and Lactation
January 27, 2015
History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation
Angela M. Leung, Lewis E. Braverman, and Elizabeth N. Pearce
Nutrients 2012, 4, 1740-1746
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