Table 3.
Frequency of intake (times/week) of iodine-rich foods among Norwegian toddlers 18 months of age (n = 340a)
| Iodine-rich foods | Never/rarely |
1 time per week |
2–3 times per week |
≥4 times per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Yoghurt | 41 (12) | 35 (10) | 95 (28) | 169 (50) |
| Porridge (industry manufactured) | 193 (57) | 28 (8) | 37 (11) | 82 (24) |
| Porridge (homemade) | 147 (43) | 85 (25) | 62 (18) | 46 (14) |
| Fatty fish, dinner | 69 (20) | 202 (59) | 67 (20) | 2 (1) |
| Lean fish, dinner | 80 (19) | 221 (53) | 39 (12) | 0 |
| Fish products, dinner | 55 (16) | 225 (66) | 55 (16) | 5 (2) |
| Baby food with fish (industry manufactured) | 296 (87) | 28 (8) | 15 (4) | 1 (0.3) |
| Fatty fish, spread | 171 (50) | 64 (19) | 64 (19) | 41 (12) |
| Lean fish, spread | 141 (42) | 78 (23) | 87 (26) | 34 (10) |
| Eggs | 86 (32) | 96 (36) | 63 (24) | 22 (8) |
Values given in n (%) within participants with dietary intake category.
a
n = 340 for all foods except eggs where n = 267.