Ingibjörg Gunnarsdottir

Biographic Data

ID5485388
NAMEIngibjörg Gunnarsdottir
GIVEN NAMESIngibjörg
FAMILY NAMEGunnarsdottir
SIGNATUREGUNNARSDOTTIR I
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iceland
ORCID0000-0001-9447-8627
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Iodine status of breastfed infants and their mothers' breast milk iodine concentration

    Open AccessErna Petersen, Birna Thorisdottir et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    Iodine is an essential nutrient for growth and development during infancy. Data on iodine status of exclusively (EBF) and partially breastfed (PBF) infants as well as breast milk iodine concentration (BMIC) are scarce. We aimed to assess (a) infant iodine nutrition at the age of 5.5 months by measuring urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in EBF (n = 32) and PBF (n = 28) infants and (b) mothers' breast milk iodine concentration (n = 57). Sixty moth…

  • Development of a dietary screening questionnaire to predict excessive weight gain in pregnancy

    Open AccessLaufey Hrólfsdóttir, Thorhallur I Halldorsson et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is a risk factor for several adverse pregnancy outcomes, including macrosomia. Diet is one of the few modifiable risk factors identified. However, most dietary assessment methods are impractical for use in maternal care. This study evaluated whether a short dietary screening questionnaire could be used as a predictor of excessive GWG in a cohort of Icelandic women. The dietary data were collected in gestati…

  • Iodine status of pregnant women in a population changing from high to lower fish and milk consumption

    Open AccessIngibjörg Gunnarsdottir, Anita G Gustavsdottir et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objectives Pregnancy is one of the most critical periods for iodine deficiency. The aim of the present study was to assess the iodine status and dietary intake of pregnant women in a population changing from high to lower consumption of milk and fish. Design Cross-sectional observational study. Urine samples were collected for measuring urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and creatinine, and blood samples for measuring serum thyroid-stimulating ho…

  • Feeding infants right – status and future directions

    Open AccessTed Greiner, Ingibjörg GunnarsdottirARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    This paper reviews major issues and concerns involved in achieve optimal infant feeding patterns, particularly complementary feeding

  • Infant weight gain, duration of exclusive breast-feeding and childhood BMI – two similar follow-up cohorts

    Open AccessIngibjörg Gunnarsdottir, Lene Schack-Nielsen et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective To describe the association between duration of exclusive breast-feeding (EBF), weight gain in infancy and childhood BMI in two populations with a long duration of EBF. Design Cohort study with follow-up in childhood. Breast-feeding status was reported monthly during infancy. Weight and length were measured at birth, 2, 6 and 12 months of age, as well as in childhood at 6 or 10 years of age. Setting Iceland and Denmark. Subjects Randoml…

  • Should we use popular brands to promote healthy eating among children

    Open AccessIngibjörg Gunnarsdottir, Inga Thorsdottir et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective Studies indicate that food and beverages typically marketed to children are products high in fat, sugar and salt. LazyTown is an entertainment brand with a focus on healthy lifestyle, aimed at making health education entertaining. The aim of the present study was to assess whether children perceive food to taste better with a LazyTown label on the wrapping compared with the original packaging. Design Five pairs of identical food and bev…