The first EUthyroid consortium’s evaluation of iodine deficiency in Europe uncovered major limitations in awareness of the importance of iodine nutrition. EUthyroid2 is a four-year project that will develop best-practice models to inform children, adolescents, and young women, increase their knowledge, and improve their iodine status in order to lay the foundation for their own thyroid and general health and that of their offspring.
Implementation studies and community-based randomised-controlled intervention trials will be conducted in educational and ambulatory-care settings in eight study regions.
EUthyroid2 aims to improve low awareness with respect to iodine deficiency and iodine-deficiency disorders (IDD) and highlight the importance of iodine nutrition among the target groups, including adolescents and young adults, the scientific community, medical professionals, and policymakers.