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Long-term trends and review relevant food groups of iodine nutrition of children in preschool
Project
Project code: 2809HS014
Contract period: 01.11.2009
- 31.12.2011
Budget: 51,420 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
'The aim of the project is the detailed investigation of the iodine intake of preschool children in long-term trend, as there is for this very vulnerable population and internationally are few reliable data. Against the background of the expansion of day care and preschool facilities with appropriate meals offered here is an urgent need to current, but also to analyze the past iodine closer to possible future deficits of this trace element that is responsible for the maturation of the brain and intelligence of our children largely co-responsible, to be able to counteract in good time.
As a basis for the planned studies will be a partial group of the Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed Study (DONALD study) are used, which provides the necessary research data on the basis of 3-day weighed dietary records and 24-hour urines. By measuring the actual Jodtagesausscheidung in 24-hour urine samples of 3-5-year pre-school children 2003-2010 and specific analyzes of dietary records to the average daily intake of iodine most accurate investigated possible and determines the contribution of relevant food groups (milk, eggs, meat, fish) to the iodine intake and be analyzed in the time trend. In addition to the analysis by sodium excretion be checked whether the contribution of iodized table salt at the ioduria changed. '
Section overview
Subjects
- Physiology of Nutrition