• Inadequate Iodine Intake in Population Groups Defined by Age, Life Stage and Vegetarian Dietary Practice in a Norwegian Convenience Sample 

      Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Johansen, Nina Cathrine; Nyheim, Kristine Aastad; Erlund, Iris; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Henjum, Sigrun (Nutrients;Volume 10, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-17)
      Inadequate iodine intake has been identified in populations considered iodine replete for decades. The objective of the current study is to evaluate urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and the probability of adequate iodine ...
    • Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries 

      O’Hearn, Meghan; Lara-Castor, Laura; Cudhea, Frederick; Miller, Victoria; Reedy, Julia; Shi, Peilin; Zhang, Jianyi; Wong, John B.; Economos, Christina D.; Micha, Renata; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Bas, Murat; Ali, Jemal Haidar; Abumweis, Suhad; Krishnan, Anand; Misra, Puneet; Hwalla, Nahla Chawkat; Janakiram, Chandrashekar; Liputo, Nur Indrawaty; Musaiger, Abdulrahman; Pourfarzi, Farhad; Alam, Iftikhar; DeRidder, Karin; Termote, Celine; Memon, Anjum; Turrini, Aida; Lupotto, Elisabetta; Piccinelli, Raffaela; Sette, Stefania; Anzid, Karim; Vossenaar, Marieke; Mazumdar, Paramita; Rached, Ingrid; Rovirosa, Alicia; Zapata, María Elisa; Asayehu, Tamene Taye; Oduor, Francis; Boedecker, Julia; Aluso, Lilian; Ortiz-Ulloa, Johana; Meenakshi, J.V.; Castro, Michelle; Grosso, Giuseppe; Waskiewicz, Anna; Khan, Umber S.; Thanopoulou, Anastasia; Malekzadeh, Reza; Calleja, Neville; Ocke, Marga; Etemad, Zohreh; Nsour, Mohannad Al; Waswa, Lydiah M.; Nurk, Eha; Arsenault, Joanne; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Sibai, Abla Mehio; Damasceno, Albertino; Arambepola, Carukshi; Lopes, Carla; Severo, Milton; Lunet, Nuno; Torres, Duarte; Tapanainen, Heli; Lindstrom, Jaana; Virtanen, Suvi; Palacios, Cristina; Roos, Eva; Agdeppa, Imelda Angeles; Desnacido, Josie; Capanzana, Mario; Misra, Anoop; Khouw, Ilse; Ng, Swee Ai; Delgado, Edna Gamboa; Caballero, Mauricio; Otero, Johanna; Lee, Hae-Jeung; Koksal, Eda; Guessous, Idris; Lachat, Carl; De Henauw, Stefaan; Rahbar, Ali Reza; Tedstone, Alison; Naska, Androniki; Mathee, Angie; Ling, Annie; Tedla, Bemnet; Hopping, Beth; Ginnela, Brahmam; Leclercq, Catherine; Duante, Charmaine; Haerpfer, Christian; Hotz, Christine; Pitsavos, Christos; Rehm, Colin; van Oosterhout, Coline; Cerdena, Corazon; Bradshaw, Debbie; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Gauci, Dorothy; Fernando, Dulitha; Sygnowska, Elzbieta; Vartiainen, Erkki; Farzadfar, Farshad; Zajkas, Gabor; Swan, Gillian; Ma, Guansheng; Pekcan, Gulden; Ibrahim, Hajah Masni; Sinkko, Harri; Barbieri, Helene Enghardt; Sioen, Isabelle; Myhre, Jannicke; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Odenkirk, Jillian; Bundhamcharoen, Kanitta; Nelis, Keiu; Zarina, Khairul; Biro, Lajos; Johansson, Lars; Steingrimsdottir, Laufey; Riley, Leanne; Yap, Mabel; Inoue, Manami; Szabo, Maria; Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena; Lee, Meei-Shyuan; Chan, Mei Fen; Cowan, Melanie; Kandiah, Mirnalini; Kally, Ola; Jonsdottir, Olof; Palmer, Pam; Vollenweider, Peter; Orfanos, Philippos; Asciak, Renzo; Templeton, Robert; Don, Rokiah; Yaakub, Roseyati; Selamat, Rusidah; Yusof, Safiah; Al-Zenki, Sameer; Hung, Shu-Yi; Beer-Borst, Sigrid; Wu, Suh; Lukito, Widjaja; Hadden, Wilbur; Becker, Wulf; Cao, Xia; Ma, Yi; Lai, Yuen; Hjdaud, Zaiton; Ali, Jennifer; Gravel, Ron; Tao, Tina; Veerman, Jacob Lennert; Chiplonkar, Shashi; Arici, Mustafa; Ngoan, Le Tran; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes; Li, Yanping; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Barengo, Noel; Khadilkar, Anuradha; Ekbote, Veena; Mohammadifard, Noushin; Kovalskys, Irina; Laxmaiah, Avula; Rachakulla, Harikumar; Rajkumar, Hemalatha; Meshram, Indrapal; Avula, Laxmaiah; Arlappa, Nimmathota; Hemalatha, Rajkumar; lacoviello, Licia; Bonaccio, Marialaura; Costanzo, Simona; Martin-Prevel, Yves; Castetbon, Katia; Jitnarin, Nattinee; Hsieh, Yao-Te; Olivares, Sonia; Tejeda, Gabriela; Hadziomeragic, Aida; de Moura Souza, Amanda; Pan, Wen-Harn; Huybrechts, Inge; de Brauw, Alan; Moursi, Mourad; Maghroun, Maryam; Zeba, Augustin Nawidimbasba; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Keinan-Boker, Lital; Goldsmith, Rebecca; Shimony, Tal; Jordan, Irmgard; Mastiholi, Shivanand C.; Mwangi, Moses; Kombe, Yeri; Bukania, Zipporah; Alissa, Eman; Al-Daghri, Nasser; Sabico, Shaun; Gulliford, Martin; Diba, Tshilenge S.; Oh, Kyungwon; Kweon, Sanghui; Park, Sihyun; Cho, Yoonsu; Al-Hooti, Suad; Luangphaxay, Chanthaly; Douangvichit, Daovieng; Siengsounthone, Latsamy; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Rybak, Constance; Luke, Amy; Piaseu, Noppawan; Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa; Sundram, Kalyana; Baykova, Donka; Abedi, Parvin; Sandjaja, Sandjaja; Fadzil, Fariza; Bukhary, Noriklil Bukhary Ismail; Bovet, Pascal; Chen, Yu; Sawada, Norie; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Rangelova, Lalka; Petrova, Stefka; Duleva, Vesselka; Lindroos, Anna Karin; Sipinen, Jessica Petrelius; Moraeus, Lotta; Bergman, Per; Siamusantu, Ward; Szponar, Lucjan; Chang, Hsing-Yi; Sekiyama, Makiko; Le Nguyen Bao, Khanh; Nagalla, Balakrishna; Polasa, Kalpagam; Boindala, Sesikeran; El Ati, Jalila; Silva, Ivonne Ramirez; Dommarco, Juan Rivera; Barquera, Simon; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sonia; Illescas-Zarate, Daniel; Sanchez-Romero, Luz Maria; Ikeda, Nayu; Zaghloul, Sahar; Houshiar-rad, Anahita; Mohammadi-Nasrabadi, Fatemeh; Abdollahi, Morteza; Chuah, Khun-Aik; Mahdy, Zaleha Abdullah; Eldridge, Alison; Ding, Eric L.; Kruger, Herculina; Henjum, Sigrun; Fernandez, Anne; Suarez-Ortegon, Milton Fabian; Al-Hamad, Nawal; Janská, Veronika; Tayyem, Reema; Mirmiran, Parvin; Kelishadi, Roya; Lemming, Eva Warensjo; Richter, Almut; Mensink, Gert; Wieler, Lothar; Hoffman, Daniel; Salanave, Benoit; Kim, Cho-il; Kuriyan-Raj, Rebecca; Swaminathan, Sumathi; Garriguet, Didier; Dastgiri, Saeed; Vaask, Sirje; Karupaiah, Tilakavati; Zohoori, Fatemeh Vida; Esteghamati, Alireza; Hashemian, Maryam; Noshad, Sina; Mwaniki, Elizabeth; Yakes-Jimenez, Elizabeth; Chileshe, Justin; Mwanza, Sydney; Marques, Lydia Lera; Preston, Alan Martin; Aguero, Samuel Duran; Oleas, Mariana; Posada, Luz; Ochoa, Angelica; Shamsuddin, Khadijah; Shariff, Zalilah Mohd; Jan Bin Jan Mohamed, Hamid; Manan, Wan; Nicolau, Anca; Tudorie, Cornelia; Poh, Bee Koon; Abbott, Pamela; Pakseresht, Mohammadreza; Sharma, Sangita; Strand, Tor Arne; Alexy, Ute; Nöthlings, Ute; Carmikle, Jan; Brown, Ken; Koster, Jeremy; Waidyatilaka, Indu; Lanerolle, Pulani; Jayawardena, Ranil; Long, Julie M.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F.; Haque, Aminul; Keding, Gudrun B.; Korkalo, Liisa; Erkkola, Maijaliisa; Freese, Riitta; Eleraky, Laila; Stuetz, Wolfgang; Thorsdottir, Inga; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Moy, Foong Ming; Anderson, Simon; Jeewon, Rajesh; Zugravu, Corina Aurelia; Adair, Linda; Ng, Shu Wen; Skeaff, Sheila; Marchioni, Dirce; Fisberg, Regina; Henry, Carol; Ersino, Getahun; Zello, Gordon; Meyer, Alexa; Elmadfa, Ibrahim; Mitchell, Claudette; Balfour, David; Geleijnse, Johanna M.; Manary, Mark; El-kour, Tatyana; Nikiema, Laetitia; Mirzaei, Masoud; Hakeem, Rubina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body weight-mediated effects of 11 dietary ...
    • Inntak og status av jod og B12 hos en gruppe vegetarianere og veganere i Norge 

      Pettersen, Kristina Blandhoel; Israelsson, Anna Maria (MAEH;2020, Master thesis, 2020)
      BAKGRUNN: Personer som velger et plantebasert kosthold har økt de siste årene. Vegetarianere og veganere begrenser eller ekskluderer inntaket av animalske matvarer, noe som kan føre til mangel på flere viktige ...
    • Insufficient physical activity level among Saharawi adults living in a protracted refugee setting 

      Andersen, Eivind; Kjellså, Ida; Hjellset, Victoria Telle; Henjum, Sigrun (BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 166 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-19)
      Background: The Sahrawi people fled their homes in 1975 as the conflict in Western Sahara escalated and settled down near Tindouf, Algeria, where they still live. High prevalence of overweight and obesity and type 2 ...
    • Iodine from brown algae in human nutrition, with an emphasis on bioaccessibility, bioavailability, chemistry, and effects of processing: A systematic review 

      Blikra, Marthe Jordbrekk; Henjum, Sigrun; Aakre, Inger (Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety;Volume 21, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-01)
      Brown algae are becoming increasingly popular as a food source and dietary supplement in Europe and other Western countries. As they are highly rich in iodine, they represent a potential new dietary iodine source. Iodine ...
    • Iodine intake and iodine status among lactating women and their children in the Saharawi refugee camps, Algeria 

      Aakre, Inger (Master thesis, 2011)
      Background: People in the long-term refugee camps in the Algerian desert are exposed to high iodine intakes from water and animal milk. At the same time the goitre rate is very high, with a goitre prevalence of 18 % for ...
    • Iodine intake and status in a group of pregnant women in Norway 

      Nyheim, Kristine Aastad (MAEH;2016, Master thesis, 2016)
      BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is a worldwide problem known to have adverse effects on growth and development in humans. Pregnant women are exceptionally vulnerable to iodine deficiency as the need of iodine is increased ...
    • Iodine status and thyroid function in a group of seaweed consumers in Norway 

      Aakre, Inger; Evensen, Lidunn Tveito; Kjellevold, Marian; Dahl, Lisbeth; Henjum, Sigrun; Alexander, Jan; Madsen, Lise; Markhus, Maria Wik (Nutrients;Volume 12, Issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-13)
      Seaweeds, or macroalgae, may be a good dietary iodine source but also a source of excessive iodine intake. The main aim in this study was to describe the iodine status and thyroid function in a group of macroalgae consumers. ...
    • Iodine status during pregnancy and at 6 weeks, 6, 12 and 18 months post-partum 

      Aakre, Inger; Morseth, Marianne; Dahl, Lisbeth Jane; Henjum, Sigrun; Kjellevold, Marian; Moe, Vibeke; Smith, Lars; Markhus, Maria Wik (Maternal & Child Nutrition;Volume 17, Issue 1, e13050, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)
      Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and in the post‐partum period may lead to impaired child development. Our aim is to describe iodine status longitudinally in women from pregnancy until 18 months post‐partum. Furthermore, ...
    • Iodine status in lactating women in Norway 

      Dudareva, Anna (MAEH;2017, Master thesis, 2017)
      Background: Iodine is an essential element for foetal and infant growth and for development of the central nervous system. Lactating women and infants are exceptionally vulnerable to iodine deficiency and lack of thyroid ...
    • Iodine status in pregnant women in Norway 

      Borthne, Sandra (MAEH;2017, Master thesis, 2017)
      Background: Iodine deficiency is one of the most widespread nutritional disorders worldwide and has multiple adverse effects on growth and development in humans. Inadequate iodine intake during pregnancy may lead to ...
    • Iodine-induced goitre and high prevalence of anaemia among Saharawi refugee women 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Barikmo, Ingrid; Strand, Tor A.; Oshaug, Arne; Torheim, Liv Elin (Public Health Nutrition;15(8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Objective: The main objective was to assess iodine status (thyroid volume (Tvol) and urinary iodine concentration (UIC)) and their determinants in Saharawi refugee women. Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed ...
    • Iron deficiency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Manger, Mari Skar; Skeie, Eli; Ulak, Manjeswori; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Prakash S.; Locks, Lindsey; Ulvik, Rune Johan; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Strand, Tor A (British Journal of Nutrition;12(01), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-08)
      The main objective of the present study was to examine the association between dietary Fe intake and dietary predictors of Fe status and Hb concentration among lactating women in Bhaktapur, Nepal. We included 500 randomly ...
    • Iron Status of Vegans, Vegetarians and Pescatarians in Norway 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Stea, Tonje Holte; Tonheim, Live Edvardsen; Almendingen, Kari (Biomolecules;volume 11, issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-18)
      Abstract: Although plant-based diets provide well-established physical and environmental health benefits, omitting meat or meat products has also been associated with a risk of being deficient in specific nutrients, such ...
    • Knowledge about Iodine in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Oslo Area, Norway 

      Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Aakre, Inger; Lilleengen, Anne Marie; Henjum, Sigrun (Nutrients;494(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-13)
      Background: Lack of knowledge about iodine may be a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant and lactating women. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge about iodine and predictors of iodine knowledge scores ...
    • Kosthold og matsikkerhet blant asylsøkere på asylmottak i Norge 

      Mauno, Dawid Tadeusz (MAEH;2018, Master thesis, 2018)
      Bakgrunn: Studier viser at asylsøkere i asylmottak spiser ensidig og er matusikre. Manglende matlagingskunnskap, dårlig økonomi og språkvanskeligheter kan føre til matusikkerhet og en økning i bruk av billig og usunn mat. ...
    • Life-course perspectives of milk consumption among young Norwegian women and their knowledge of milk as a source of iodine: a qualitative study 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Aakre, Inger; Terragni, Laura (Food & Nutrition Research;Vol 65 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)
      Mild to moderate iodine deficiency has been found among young Norwegian women of reproductive age. In Norway, cow’s milk is the main source of iodine; however, milk consumption is decreasing, particularly among young women. ...
    • Meagre Hospitality”. Experiences With Food Among Asylum Seekers Living In Norwegian Reception Centres 

      Terragni, Laura; Henjum, Sigrun; Ida, Barbala; Haug, Helene; Hofset, Ann Helen; Dyrdal Nielsen, Peter; Stene, Trude (Anthropology of Food;S12 | 2018; People Moving with Food from and to Northern Europe, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Food is a powerful form of communication: our attitudes and food related practices can be regarded as a window into our most basic beliefs about the world, ourselves, and others. Knowledge about food consumption and how ...
    • Media audit reveals inappropriate promotion of products under the scope of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in South-East Asia. 

      Kristine, Hansen Vinje; Phan, LTH; Nguyen, TT; Henjum, Sigrun; Ribe, Lovise; Mathisen, Roger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      To review regulations and to perform a media audit of promotion of products under the scope of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (‘the Code’) in South-East Asia. We reviewed national regulations ...
    • Mediators of the association between parental education and breakfast consumption among adolescents : the ESSENS study 

      Gebremariam, MK; Henjum, Sigrun; Hurum, Elisabeth; Utne, Jorun; Terragni, Laura; Torheim, Liv Elin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Regular breakfast consumption has several health benefits. However, breakfast skipping is common among adolescents, in particular among those with a low socioeconomic background. The aims of the study were to ...