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RECERCAT
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Niero, Giovanni
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Censi, Simona
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Mian, Caterina
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Manuelian, Carmen L.
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Rovai, Maristela
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Tsiplakou, Eleni
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da Costa, Luciana
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Fuerst-Waltl, Birgit
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Cruz, Adriano G.
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Berry, Donagh P.
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Lopez-Villalobos, Nicolas
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Masi, Antonio
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Rakwal, Randeep
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Hambardzumyan, Garegin
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Borrisser Pairó, Francesc
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Koczura, Madeline
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Trujillo Rojas, Lina Maria
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Albanell, Elena
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Guaman Rivera, Santiago
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González-Luna, Sandra
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Berard, Joel
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De Marchi, Massimo
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Indústries Alimentàries
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Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
2025-10-22T11:21:41Z
2025-10-22T11:21:41Z
2024-09-10
Niero, Giovanni, Simona Censi, Caterina Mian, Carmen L. Manuelian, Maristela Rovai, Eleni Tsiplakou, Luciana Da Costa et al. 2024. “Low public awareness opens up new opportunities for highlighting milk as an iodine dietary source”. Journal of Dairy Science 107 (12): 10231-10243. doi:10.3168/jds.2024-25030.
0022-0302
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/3493
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-25030
This international survey provides insights into public awareness of the importance of iodine as an essential trace mineral in human health along with knowledge of iodine dietary sources. The online questionnaire included sociodemographic aspects and dietary iodine consumer awareness on 7-point Likert-type questions. A total of 4,704 questionnaires from 16 countries were considered. Answers were analyzed through a multiple regression linear model including country, gender, age, education level, and employment status as fixed effects. Respondents were moderately aware of the importance of fish (4.86) and seafood (4.90) as dietary iodine sources, but less aware of milk as a primary iodine source (3.32). Respondent awareness varied considerably across countries. Age, education level, and employment status only modified their perception when asked about fish and seafood as a source of iodine, with elderly respondents, those highly educated and of working age being more aware of their relevance as dietary iodine sources. Respondent knowledge did not vary by age, education level, employment status, or gender when asked about cereals, vegetables and fruits, meat, and milk as iodine-rich food sources. Consequently, labeling milk and dairy products as an iodine-rich food source should be considered. Public authorities can consider the results from this survey in promotional campaigns to improve the awareness of different iodine sources and their beneficial effect on health.
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Attribution 4.0 International
Low public awareness opens up new opportunities for highlighting milk as an iodine dietary source
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