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# Seaweed supplements help iodine deficiency
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/seaweed_supplements_help_iodine_deficiency_0710140939/
- Published: 2014-07-10T10:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:17:29.000Z
- Description: Combet and colleagues at the University of Glasgow report in the British Journal of Nutrition that low-level seaweed supplementation improved iodine status in iodine-insufficient women. They tie the shortfall to low intakes of dairy products and seafood in the UK and other European countries.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Minerals, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Combet et al. at University of Glasgow in Glasgow G31 2ER, UK recently published a study in British Journal of Nutrition suggesting seaweed supplementation can help iodine insufficiency in European women. The researchers pointed out "Iodine insufficiency is now a prominent issue in the UK and other European countries due to low intakes of dairy products and seafood."*Combet E, Ma ZF, Cousins F, Thompson B, Lean ME. Low-level seaweed supplementation improves iodine status in iodine-insufficient women. Br J Nutr. 2014 Jul 9:1-9.* **Pregnant women with iodine deficiency may develop a condition called hypothyroidism and their children may suffer mental retardation.**Photo credit : WIkipedia