Plant-based diets may lack a number of important nutrients, such as vitamin B12 and iodine.
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New research into iodine tablets suggests the case for giving them to all pregnant women is compelling.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Associate Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Canberra
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Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Reader in Endocrinology, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of Southampton
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Professor of Nutritional Medicine, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, University of Reading
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Reader in Precision Nutrition, University of Surrey
