scholarly journals Iodine knowledge is positively associated with dietary iodine intake among women of childbearing age in the UK and Ireland

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (10) ◽  
pp. 1728-1735 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Maria O’Kane ◽  
L. Kirsty Pourshahidi ◽  
Kayla M. Farren ◽  
Maria S. Mulhern ◽  
J. J. Strain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Intake ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Public Health Strategy ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Infant Neurodevelopment ◽  
The Uk

AbstractAdequate I intake is important before conception and during pregnancy for optimal infant neurodevelopment. Recent studies have highlighted the prevalence of I deficiency in the UK and Ireland. It is possible that optimal I intake may be impeded by a poor knowledge of I nutrition. This study aimed to investigate I knowledge among women of childbearing age in the UK and Ireland and to determine whether a relationship exists between I knowledge and dietary I intake. Females (aged 18–45 years) were invited to complete an online questionnaire, which assessed knowledge of I and estimated dietary I intake using a FFQ. A total of 520 females of childbearing age completed the study. I knowledge was poor; only one-third (32 %) of the participants correctly identified pregnancy as the most important stage of the lifecycle for I, and 41 % of participants could not correctly identify any health problem related to I deficiency. The median daily I intake was estimated as 152 µg/d. Almost half (46 %) of the participants failed to meet dietary recommendations (140 µg/d) for I. A higher dietary I intake was positively associated with greater I knowledge (r 0·107; P=0·016). This study suggests that knowledge of I nutrition is low among women of childbearing age, and those with a greater knowledge of I nutrition had a higher dietary I intake. Initiatives to educate women of childbearing age on the importance of I nutrition should be considered as part of a larger public health strategy to address I deficiency.

scholarly journals Iodine and pregnancy – a UK cross-sectional survey of dietary intake, knowledge and awareness

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Combet ◽  
M. Bouga ◽  
B. Pan ◽  
M. E. J. Lean ◽  
C. O. Christopher
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Intake ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Recommendations ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
In Pregnancy

Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones, which are critical for healthy growth, development and metabolism. The UK population is now classified as mildly iodine-insufficient. Adequate levels of iodine during pregnancy are essential for fetal neurodevelopment, and mild iodine deficiency is linked to developmental impairments. In the absence of prophylaxis in the UK, awareness of nutritional recommendations during pregnancy would empower mothers to make the right dietary choices leading to adequate iodine intake. The present study aimed to: estimate mothers' dietary iodine intake in pregnancy (using a FFQ); assess awareness of the importance of iodine in pregnancy with an understanding of existing pregnancy dietary and lifestyle recommendations with relevance for iodine; examine the level of confidence in meeting adequate iodine intake. A cross-sectional survey was conducted and questionnaires were distributed between August 2011 and February 2012 on local (Glasgow) and national levels (online electronic questionnaire); 1026 women, UK-resident and pregnant or mother to a child aged up to 36 months participated in the study. While self-reported awareness about general nutritional recommendations during pregnancy was high (96 %), awareness of iodine-specific recommendations was very low (12 %), as well as the level of confidence of how to achieve adequate iodine intake (28 %). Median pregnancy iodine intake, without supplements, calculated from the FFQ, was 190 μg/d (interquartile range 144–256μg/d), which was lower than that of the WHO's recommended intake for pregnant women (250 μg/d). Current dietary recommendations in pregnancy, and their dissemination, are found not to equip women to meet the requirements for iodine intake.

scholarly journals ‘Containment, delay, mitigation’: waiting and care in the time of a pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Baraitser ◽  
Laura Salisbury
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Public Health Strategy ◽  
World War ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Prompt Action ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Present Possibility ◽  
Do So

In this paper we take up three terms – containment, delay, mitigation – that have been used by the UK Government to describe their phased response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the terms refer to a political and public health strategy – contain the virus, flatten the peak of the epidemic, mitigate its effects – we offer a psychosocial reading that draws attention to the relation between time and care embedded in each term. We do so to call for the development of a form of care-ful attention under conditions that tend to prompt action rather than reflection, closing down time for thinking. Using Adriana Cavarero’s notion of ‘horrorism’, in which violence is enacted at precisely the point that care is most needed, we discuss the ever-present possibility of failures within acts of care. We argue that dwelling in the temporality of delay can be understood as an act of care if delaying allows us to pay care-ful attention to violence. We then circle back to a point in twentieth-century history – World War II – that was also concerned with an existential threat requiring a response from a whole population. Our purpose is not to invoke a fantasised narrative of ‘Blitz spirit’, but to suggest that the British psychoanalytic tradition born of that moment offers resources for understanding how to keep thinking while ‘under fire’ through containing unbearable anxiety and the capacity for violence in the intersubjective space and time between people. In conditions of lockdown and what will be a long and drawn-out ‘after life’ of COVID-19, this commitment to thinking in and with delay and containment might help to inhabit this time of waiting – waiting that is the management and mitigation of a future threat, but also a time of care in and for the present.

scholarly journals Contemporary challenges to iodine status and nutrition: the role of foods, dietary recommendations, fortification and supplementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bouga ◽  
M. E. J. Lean ◽  
E. Combet
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Iodine Status ◽  
The Uk ◽  
In Pregnancy

Iodine deficiency (ID) in women of childbearing age remains a global public health concern, mainly through its impact on fetal and infant neurodevelopment. While iodine status is improving globally, ID is still prevalent in pregnancy, when requirements increase. More than 120 countries have implemented salt iodisation and food fortification, strategies that have been partially successful. Supplementation during pregnancy is recommended in some countries and supported by the WHO when mandatory salt iodisation is not present. The UK is listed as one of the ten countries with the lowest iodine status globally, with approximately 60 % of pregnant women not meeting the WHO recommended intake. Without mandatory iodine fortification or recommendation for supplementation in pregnancy, the UK population depends on dietary sources of iodine. Both women and healthcare professionals have low knowledge and awareness of iodine, its sources or its role for health. Dairy and seafood products are the richest sources of iodine and their consumption is essential to support adequate iodine status. Increasing iodine through the diet might be possible if iodine-rich foods get repositioned in the diet, as they now contribute towards only about 13 % of the average energy intake of adult women. This review examines the use of iodine-rich foods in parallel with other public health strategies, to increase iodine intake and highlights the rare opportunity in the UK for randomised trials, due to the lack of mandatory fortification programmes.

Fifteen-minute consultation: What do I do with a baby born to a mother with tuberculosis?

2020 ◽  
pp. edpract-2020-320002
Author(s):  
Lynne Speirs ◽  
Elizabeth Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Optimal Management ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Expectant Mother ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Paediatric Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a considerable disease burden, even in high-income countries such as the UK. In recent years, there has been a change in epidemiology with an increased incidence in those under 30 years old. This increases the proportion of women of childbearing age contracting tuberculosis. There is limited evidence around optimal management of the neonate who has been exposed to tuberculosis; however, we know that neonatal TB is fatal if untreated. It is therefore important to have a framework of how to manage the infants born to these mothers. Good communication between respiratory or infectious diseases physicians treating the expectant mother, maternity and paediatric teams is essential. Prompt assessment of the infant with input from paediatricians with an expertise in paediatric tuberculosis is essential.

scholarly journals Iodine deficiency in the UK: an overlooked cause of impaired neurodevelopment?

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Bath ◽  
Margaret P. Rayman
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Iodine Concentration ◽  
Iodine Intake ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Child Neurodevelopment ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Low Iq ◽  
The Uk

This review describes historical iodine deficiency in the UK, gives current information on dietary sources of iodine and summarises recent evidence of iodine deficiency and its association with child neurodevelopment. Iodine is required for the production of thyroid hormones that are needed for brain development, particularly during pregnancy. Iodine deficiency is a leading cause of preventable brain damage worldwide and is associated with impaired cognitive function. Despite a global focus on the elimination of iodine deficiency, iodine is a largely overlooked nutrient in the UK, a situation we have endeavoured to address through a series of studies. Although the UK has been considered iodine-sufficient for many years, there is now concern that iodine deficiency may be prevalent, particularly in pregnant women and women of childbearing age; indeed we found mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Surrey. As the major dietary source of iodine in the UK is milk and dairy produce, it is relevant to note that we have found the iodine concentration of organic milk to be over 40% lower than that of conventional milk. In contrast to many countries, iodised table salt is unlikely to contribute to UK iodine intake as we have shown that its availability is low in grocery stores. This situation is of concern as the level of UK iodine deficiency is such that it is associated with adverse effects on offspring neurological development; we demonstrated a higher risk of low IQ and poorer reading-accuracy scores in UK children born to mothers who were iodine-deficient during pregnancy. Given our findings and those of others, iodine status in the UK population should be monitored, particularly in vulnerable subgroups such as pregnant women and children.

scholarly journals Asupan Yodium, Ekskresi Yodium Urine, dan Goiter pada Wanita Usia Subur di Daerah Endemis Defisiensi Yodium

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Mutalazimah Mutalazimah ◽  
Budi Mulyono ◽  
Bhisma Murti ◽  
Saifuddin Azwar
Keyword(s):  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Urinary Iodine ◽  
Iodine Concentration ◽  
Iodine Intake ◽  
Urinary Iodine Concentration ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Acid Digestion ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Recall

Rendahnya asupan yodium berhubungan dengan ekskresi yodium urine (EYU) yang tidak normal. Asupan yodium yang terlalu rendah juga menyebabkan kelenjar tiroid tidak mampu mempertahankan sekresi hormon yang adekuat sehingga timbul hipertrofi tiroid yang menimbulkan goiter. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji hubungan asupan yodium, EYU, dan goiter pada wanita usia subur (WUS) di daerah endemis defisiensi yodium. Penelitian observasional potong lintang ini dilakukan pada 115 WUS di Kecamatan Prambanan Sleman yang dipilih secara random. Asupan yodium diukur menggunakan metode food recall 24 jam, EYU diukur dengan metode acid digestion, dan goiter diukur dengan cara palpasi. Hubungan antarvariabel dianalisis dengan uji kai kuadrat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan subjek dengan asupan yodium kurang sebanyak 83,5% dan asupan yodium cukup sebanyak 16,5%. Subjek dengan goiter sebanyak 13% dan tanpa goiter sebanyak 87%. Subjek defisiensi yodium sebanyak 15,7% (tingkat berat 2,6%; tingkat sedang 3,5%; tingkat ringan 9,6%), yang normal sebanyak 31,3%, sedangkan yang lebih sebanyak 20,8% dan ekses sebanyak 32,2%. Asupan yodium berhubungan dengan EYU, tetapi goiter tidak berhubungan dengan asupan yodium dan EYU.The low iodine intake, associated with insufficiency of urinary iodine concentration (UIC). Iodine intake is too low, also causes the thyroid gland is unable to maintain adequate hormone secretion, influence the thyroid hypertrophy that causes goitre. This study aimed to examine the relationship of iodine intake, UIC, and goiter on women of childbearing age in endemic areas of iodine deficiency. This cross-sectional observational study was performed 115 randomly selected women of childbearing age at sub-district of Prambanan, Sleman Regency. Iodine intake was measured using 24-hour food recall method, UIC measured by acid digestion method, and goiter measured by palpation method.The association between variables

scholarly journals ‘Containment, delay, mitigation’: waiting and care in the time of a pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Lisa Baraitser ◽  
Laura Salisbury
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Public Health Strategy ◽  
World War ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Prompt Action ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Present Possibility ◽  
Do So

In this paper, we take up three terms – containment, delay, mitigation – that have been used by the UK Government to describe their phased response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the terms refer to a political and public health strategy – contain the virus, flatten the peak of the epidemic, mitigate its effects – we offer a psychosocial reading that draws attention to the relation between time and care embedded in each term. We do so to call for the development of a form of care-ful attention under conditions that tend to prompt action rather than reflection, closing down time for thinking. Using Adriana Cavarero’s notion of ‘horrorism’, in which violence is enacted at precisely the point that care is most needed, we discuss the ever-present possibility of failures within acts of care. We argue that dwelling in the temporality of delay can be understood as an act of care if delaying allows us to pay care-ful attention to violence. We then circle back to a point in twentieth-century history – World War II – that was also concerned with an existential threat requiring a response from a whole population. Our purpose is not to invoke a fantasised narrative of ‘Blitz spirit’, but to suggest that the British psychoanalytic tradition born of that moment offers resources for understanding how to keep thinking while ‘under fire’ through containing unbearable anxiety and the capacity for violence in the intersubjective space and time between people. In conditions of lockdown and what will be a long and drawn-out ‘after life’ of COVID-19, this commitment to thinking in and with delay and containment might help to inhabit this time of waiting – waiting that is the management and mitigation of a future threat, but also a time of care in and for the present.

scholarly journals Vitamin B12status in women of childbearing age in the UK and its relationship with national nutrient intake guidelines: results from two National Diet and Nutrition Surveys

BMJ Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e011247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nithya Sukumar ◽  
Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari ◽  
Hema Venkataraman ◽  
Hendramoorthy Maheswaran ◽  
Ponnusamy Saravanan
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Nutrition Surveys ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Intake of game birds in the UK: assessment of the contribution to the dietary intake of lead by women of childbearing age and children

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1125-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline M Taylor ◽  
Jean Golding ◽  
Alan M Emond
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Game Birds ◽  
The Uk

AbstractObjectiveConcern has recently been expressed about Pb levels in Pb-shot game meat. Our aim was to determine the consumption of game birds in a representative sample population in the UK, and in children and women of childbearing age in particular.DesignPopulation-based cross-sectional cohort study. Data from 4 d diet diaries from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS; 2008–2010) were extracted to analyse data on game bird consumption in the sample population, in women of childbearing age (15–45 years old) and in children ≤6 years old.SettingHome-based study in representative areas of the UK.SubjectsParticipants in the NDNS (2008–2010; n 2126, age 1·5 to >65 years).ResultsFifty-eight participants (2·7 %) reported eating game birds. The mean intake was 19·5 (sd 18·1) g/d (median 15·6, range 1·3–92·9 g/d). In women of childbearing age (15–45 years), 11/383 (2·9 %) reported eating game birds, with a mean intake of 22·4 (sd 25·8) g/d (median 15·6, range 2·0–92·9 g/d). In children aged ≤6 years old, 3/342 (0·9 %) were reported as eating game birds, with a mean intake of 6·8 (sd 9·7) g/d (median 2·4, range 1·3–23·2 g/d).ConclusionsThe prevalence of consumption of game birds by women of childbearing age and children ≤6 years old was relatively low and intakes were small. However, any exposure to Pb in these two groups is undesirable. As are uncertainties about the ability of the diet diary method to capture the consumption of food items that are infrequently consumed, alternative methods of capturing these data should be used in future studies.

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