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Iodine Status After Intake of Sushi and Seaweed Salad

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Iodine Deficiency
Interventions
Other: Sushi and wakame salad
Registration Number
NCT05773456
Lead Sponsor
University of Bergen
Brief Summary

Seaweed is becoming increasingly popular in the Western part of the world, especially sushi wrapped in nori and seaweed salad, also called wakame. There are limited data on the iodine content of different seaweed products in the Norwegian Food composition table. Furthermore, there is limited available research regarding in vivo bioavailability of iodine from seaweeds. The objective of this study is to assess whether iodine from a sushi meal (with nori, Porphyra spp), and a wakame salad (Undaria pinnatifida) has similar bioavailability as a potassium iodide reference supplement of similar iodine content.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy women aged 18 to 40 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • pregnant or lactating
  • known thyroid disease or thyroid autoimmunity,
  • planning to conceive,
  • known kidney problems or kidney disease.
  • women with coeliac disease could not participate due to possible gluten exposure from the wakame salad

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Potassium iodide supplementSushi and wakame salad225 microgram of iodine per tablet
Sushi and wakame saladSushi and wakame salad231 microgram of iodine per serving
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Urinary iodine concentration during 48 hours48 hours

Urinary iodine concentration after ingestion of the intervention/supplement during 48 hours by fixed time-intervals

Bio-availability of iodine in the intervention/supplement48 hours

Calculation of the bio-availability of iodine in the intervention/supplement

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Bergen

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Bergen, Norway

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