A research team from the University of Surrey, including Professor Margaret Rayman and Dr Sarah Bath from the UK Iodine Group have published a systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine supplementation in pregnancy. This review, led by Mariana Dineva, examines … Read More
Dr Sarah Bath was part of a webinar on plant-based diets, organised by Oatly, with CPD endorsement from the British Dietetic Association. Dr Bath talked for 15 minutes on the importance of iodine, and the dietary sources, with a focus … Read More
The World Iodine Association (WIA) is to host a conference in Bangkok on 23 March 2020. Two of our committee members, Professor John Lazarus and Dr Emilie Combet, will be speaking at this one-day event. You can find out more … Read More
In the latest edition of Complete Nutrition magazine, Dr Sarah Bath has written an update on the iodine situation in the UK.
Five members of the UK iodine group have written a short comment on the need for iodine in pregnancy (and prior to pregnancy) and the issues of deficiency in the UK. This was published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology … Read More
Professor Margaret Rayman and Dr Sarah Bath gave a talk for the Thyroid Trust on Saturday 23rd November 2019 in London. The talk was on ” Nutrition and Thyroid Disease: The importance of iodine, iron and selenium to thyroid function”.
Dr Sarah Bath gave a talk on “The importance of iodine in pregnancy” at Food Matters Live, Wednesday 20th November in London. This was in the session on “Advancement and Innovation in Nutrition for Maternal and Infant Health”
Denmark introduced mandatory iodisation of table salt in 2000. Results of this were significant, with a national decrease in prevalence of goitre, nodules and thyroid dysfunction.Recent studies have shown that pregnant women and their fetuses are particularly vulnerable to iodine … Read More
Our group member, Dr Sarah Bath, will give a webinar for the Nutrition Society on “Iodine supplementation in pregnancy – international recommendations and the evidence base”. You can register now for the live webinar on 5 December 2019
Dr Sarah Bath gave a one-hour webinar on “Iodine deficiency in the UK: who is at risk” on 11 September 2019. You can register to listen to the recorded webinar