Iodine Nutrition in Children ≤2 years of Age in Norway.

Background: As a component of the thyroid hormones (THs), iodine is vital for normal neurodevelopment during early life. However, both deficient and excess iodine may affect TH production, and data on iodine status in young children are scarce.

Objectives: To describe iodine nutrition (iodine status and intake) in children ≤2 y of age in Innlandet County (Norway) and to describe the associations with maternal iodine nutrition.

Inadequate Iodine Intake in Mothers of Young Children in Innlandet County, Norway.

Background: Iodine has an essential role in child growth and brain development. Thus, sufficient iodine intake is particularly important in women of childbearing age and lactating women.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to describe iodine intake in a large random sample of mothers of young children (aged ≤2 y) living in Innlandet County, Norway.

Vitamin B status in infancy and the effect of a vitamin B injection in infants with subclinical vitamin B deficiency: study protocol for a register-based randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Vitamin B (cobalamin) is crucial for optimal child development and growth, yet deficiency is common worldwide. The aim of this study is twofold; (1) to describe vitamin B status and the status of other micronutrients in Norwegian infants, and (2) in a randomised controlled trial (RCT), investigate the effect of vitamin B supplementation on neurodevelopment in infants with subclinical vitamin B deficiency.

Methods And Analysis: Infant blood samples, collected at public healthcare clinics, are analysed for plasma cobalamin levels.

Experiences with energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents.

The objective of the present study was to describe adolescents' habits and experiences with energy drink (ED) consumption and the relation to the amount of ED consumed. We used the national cross-sectional study Ungdata, conducted in 2015-16 in Norway. A total of 15 913 adolescents aged 13-19 years answered questions about ED consumption related to the following topics: reasons for, experiences with, habits and parental attitudes.

Current outcomes of live-born children with double outlet right ventricle in Norway.

Objectives: This population-based, comprehensive, retrospective study presented the clinical outcomes of all children born in Norway between 2003 and 2017 with double outlet right ventricle (DORV).

Methods: All children born with DORV between 2003 and 2017 were identified in the Oslo University Hospital registry. Patients' characteristics, interventions, complications and deaths were recorded.