An article on iodine deficiency in the UK was published in the Guardian this week (7th December 2015). UK Iodine members (Professor John Lazarus and Dr Sarah Bath) were interviewed by Becky McCall, the medical journalist, who wrote the article. … Read More
UK Iodine Group member, Professor Margaret Rayman was quoted in a recent Sunday Times article (1 November 2015). It is important to be aware that it is easy to take in an excessive amount of iodine through eating seaweed, particularly if … Read More
A recent commentary by Professor Michael Zimmermann (Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology 3; 672-674) discussed iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Europe. It was noted that there were still 21 countries (including the UK) where pregnant women were iodine deficient out … Read More
Link to the paper here
A study by UK Iodine Group member, Dr Emilie Combet, has found that in 90% of cases, the iodine content of seaweed supplements and products in the UK is not stated on the label. Over 10% of the products on … Read More
Research led by UK Iodine Group member, Dr Emilie Combet, has found that pregnant mothers are unaware of the importance of iodine. The study of over 1000 mothers, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, found that 84% were not aware … Read More
A study by the University of Reading, published in the journal Food Chemistry, has found that winter organic milk UHT milk has an iodine concentration that is up to 35% lower than winter conventional milk. They also found that UHT milk was … Read More
On 22 May 2013, Group Members Dr Sarah Bath and Professor Margaret Rayman published a study that found an association between low iodine status in UK pregnant women and lower IQ and reading scores in children. The study received widespread media … Read More
The Soil Association “Soil Association press comment: Iodine levels in organic milk” University of Surrey press release for the original study Iodine Global Network report on study “Substituting organic for conventional milk could compromise brain development: UK study” Food Manufacture … Read More
On 2 June 2011, Dr Vanderpump and Professor Lazarus published their study that showed milk iodine deficiency in UK schoolgirls (14-15 years). That resulted in a number of median reports of the study: BBC News “Worrying levels of iodine deficiency in the UK“ The … Read More