Alida Melse-Boonstra

Maternal Thyroid Function and Birth Outcomes after Iodine Supplementation in Mild-to-moderately Iodine-deficient Pregnant Women in Thailand

Sueppong Gowachirapant, Alida Melse-Boonstra, Pattanee Winichagoon, Ratanaporn Pornkul & Michael Zimmermann · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of iodine supplementation in mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Thai women on maternal thyroid function and birth outcomes. Methods: An RCT with 200 µg KI per day was conducted among 514 mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21023

Proxy Markers of Serum Retinol Concentration, Used Alone and in Combination, to Assess Population Vitamin A Status in Kenyan Children

Elise F. Talsma, Hans Verhoef, Inge D. Brouwer, Anne Mburu-deWagt, Paul J. M. Hulshof & Alida Melse-Boonstra · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance of serum concentrations of retinol-binding protein (RBP), transthyretin, retinol concentration measured by fluorometry and RBP:transthyretin molar ratio, either alone or in combination, to estimate the prevalence of vitamin A defic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20993