The use of breast milk iodine concentration in the first week of lactation as a biomarker of iodine status in breastfeeding women

In conclusion, this study demonstrated that women were iodine sufficient in the first week of lactation as assessed by UIC, which was consistent with BMIC. These findings suggested that BMIC is a useful biomarker to assess iodine status in lactating women.PMID:37642155 | DOI:10.1017/S0007114523001897
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research