Dairy food consumption is beneficially linked with iodine status in US children and adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2001-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study was to determine the association between the consumption of dairy foods with urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and iodine deficiency risk in a nationally representative sample of the US population.

Design, setting and participants

24-hour dietary recall data and laboratory data for UIC (μg/l) from subjects 2+ years old US population participating in National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2001-2018 were used (n 26 838) for analyses after adjusting for demographic covariates. Significant associations were assessed at P < 0·05.

Results

Mean intakes of total dairy were 2·21, 2·17 and 1·70 cup equivalents (cup eq) among those 2-8, 9-18 and 19+ years, respectively. Of the dairy components, intake of milk was h

SUBMITTER: Qin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature