Iodine: what dietitians need to know
Iodine deficiency remains a public health concern in Australia
Monday October 12, 2015, 11.00am-12.00pm AEDT
The presentation will cover:
Functions of iodine
Sources of iodine
Iodine deficiency
Supplementation and fortification
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About the presenter
Associate Professor Karen Charlton is a nutritional epidemiologist and accredited practising dietitian who teaches community and public health nutrition at the University of Wollongong. Karen researches the impact of diet and lifestyle interventions across the lifespan, and has a special interest in ageing in developing countries. Her recent work advocates for routine nutrition screening for early identification and management of malnutrition in older people for better health and functional outcomes. Karen has published widely on iodine status, and knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition of Australian women during pregnancy, both before and after the introduction of mandatory fortification of salt in 2009. She was a member of the NHMRC expert working group to revise the Nutrient Reference Values for iodine (2013-14). Karen works on population-level strategies to lower blood pressure, including salt reduction, and conducted the key studies that informed the legislation on salt reduction in South Africa. She has been a principal investigator in many studies and has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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