Problematics of iodine saturation among children on the vegan diet

• Published in: Časopis lékařů českých Vol. 160; no. 6; p. 237
• Main Authors: Světnička, Martin, El-Lababidi, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Czech Republic 2021
• Subjects: Child; Diet, Vegan; Humans; Iodine; výživa; iodine deficiency; thyroid gland; vegan; jodový deficit; štítná žláza; nutrition; children; vegan diet; kojení; breastfeeding; veganská strava; děti; jod; Iodine

Plant-based diets, which includes veganism, is now rapidly gaining popularity. In the absence of the knowledge how to provide all the risky nutrients, this style of eating can lead to nutritional deficits that result in disruption of the physiological development of the child. One of the risk elemen...