Seaweed as a dietary supplement to address iodine deficiency in UK females: a feasibility study

海藻作为膳食补充剂解决英国女性缺碘问题：一项可行性研究

• 批准号: 130725
• 金额: $ 2.93万
• 依托单位: NAPIERS THE HERBALISTS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=130725
• 关键词: Seaweed; dietary; supplement; address; iodine

Adequate intake of iodine is essential to ensure a wide range of metabolic functions in the human body; in particular, iodine is key for thyroid health. This becomes especially important during pregnancy, since the development of the unborn infant relies heavily on maternal thyroid health – with insufficient iodine, the infant brain, for example, cannot develop optimally. However, recent research has found that the majority of schoolgirls, women, as well as pregnant women populations are now iodine deficient in the UK. In the absence of an iodine fortification programme in the UK, it is important to identify viable strategies to ensure adequate iodine intake via the diet. Salt fortification may not be an option under the public health drive to decrease sodium intake. A viable route for iodine provision in the British diet is the consumption of seaweeds, which are a rich source of iodine. Our study specifically investigates the feasibility of using commercially available seaweed capsule (Seagreens® human food quality seaweed) as an effective route for iodine supplementation in women, and how to best formulate and market for commercialisation.

充足的碘摄入量对于确保人体的各种代谢功能至关重要；尤其是碘对甲状腺健康至关重要。这一点在怀孕期间变得尤为重要，因为未出生婴儿的发育在很大程度上依赖于母亲的甲状腺健康--例如，在碘不足的情况下，婴儿的大脑无法最佳发育。然而，最近的研究发现，在英国，大多数女学生、妇女和怀孕妇女人口现在都缺乏碘。在英国缺乏碘强化计划的情况下，重要的是确定可行的战略，以确保通过饮食摄入足够的碘。在公共卫生运动中，盐强化可能不是减少钠摄入量的选择。英国人饮食中提供碘的一个可行途径是食用海藻，海藻是碘的丰富来源。我们的研究特别探讨了使用市售海藻胶囊(Segreens®人类食品级海藻)作为妇女补碘的有效途径的可行性，以及如何最佳配方和商业化销售。