Academic article

• Synnøve Næss Sleire; Inger Aakre; Lisbeth Dahl et al. (2026). Maternal and infant serum ferritin concentrations across pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal study in Norway. (external link)
• Bodil Just Christensen; Natalia Cecon-Stabel; Synnøve Næss et al. (2026). Enhancing iodine health awareness among adolescents: a study protocol for a multi-country intervention study in educational settings across the UK, Slovenia, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Germany and Pakistan. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Elinor Margrethe Chelsom Vogt; Lene Secher Myrmel et al. (2026). Impact of habitual seaweed consumption on iodine nutrition and thyroid function: a non-randomized pre-post clinical study. (external link)
• Marian Kjellevold; Maria Wik Markhus; Synnøve Næss et al. (2025). Seafood intake in accordance with the dietary recommendations contribute significantly to the iodine intake in 5-year-old children – a cross-sectional study from Bergen, Norway. (external link)
• Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Beate Stokke Solvik; Kjersti Sletten Bakken et al. (2023). Iodine Nutrition in Children ≤2 years of Age in Norway. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Maria Wik Markhus (2023). Estimating the prevalence of iodine deficiency in a population—closing the gap?. (external link)
• Sol Maja Graasvold Bjørkevoll; Carolien Konijnenberg; Ingrid Hafting Kvestad et al. (2023). Vitamin B12 and folate status in pregnant females and their infants in Norway: Secondary analysis from the Mommy´s Food Study. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Inger Aakre; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2022). Infant iodine status and associations with maternal iodine nutrition, breastfeeding status and thyroid function. (external link)
• Ingrid Kvestad; Mari Hysing; Marian Kjellevold et al. (2021). Maternal cod intake during pregnancy and infant development in the first year of life: Secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Lisbeth Dahl; Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Synnøve Næss et al. (2021). Iodine concentration in plant-based milk alternatives available on the Norwegian market.. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Maria Wik Markhus; Tor Arne Strand et al. (2021). Iodine nutrition and iodine supplement initiation in association with thyroid function in mildly-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant and postpartum women. (external link)
• Lisbeth Jane Dahl; Arne Duinker; Synnøve Næss et al. (2020). Iodine and Mercury Content in Raw, Boiled, Pan-Fried, and Oven-Baked Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Inger Aakre; Anne-Katrine Lundebye et al. (2020). Mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium in Norwegian seafood products and consumer exposure. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Marian Kjellevold; Lisbeth Jane Dahl et al. (2020). Effects of seafood consumption on mercury exposure in Norwegian pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Maria Wik Markhus; Mari Hysing; Lisa Kolden Midtbø et al. (2020). Effects of Two Weekly Servings of Cod for 16 weeks in Pregnancy on Maternal Iodine Status and Infant Neurodevelopment: Mommy's Food, a Randomized-Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Synnøve Næss; Marian Kjellevold et al. (2019). New data on nutrient composition in large selection of commercially available seafood products and its impact on micronutrient intake. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Inger Aakre; Marian Kjellevold et al. (2019). Validation and reproducibility of a new iodine specific food frequency questionnaire for assessing iodine intake in Norwegian pregnant women. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Tonje Eiane Aarsland; Inger Aakre; Tonje Holte Stea et al. (2025). Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Synnøve Næss; Maria Wik Markhus; Marian Kjellevold et al. (2024). Long term effects of increased lean fish intake in pregnancy on child development and mental health at five years: a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss (2024). Association of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency with thyroid function – preliminary results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Synnøve Næss; Marian Kjellevold et al. (2019). Nutrient composition in seafood products available for Norwegian consumers.. (external link)

Conference poster

• Marian Kjellevold; Maria Wik Markhus; Synnøve Næss et al. (2024). Dietary iodine intake in 5-year-old children – a cross-sectional study from Bergen, Norway. (external link)
• Inger Aakre; Maria Wik Markhus; Synnøve Næss et al. (2023). Iodine nutrition in habitual seaweed consumers at baseline and after a 6-week seaweed cessation.. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Synnøve Næss (2022). Maternal and infant iodine nutrition and thyroid function : A cohort study of pregnant and postpartum women and their infants in Norway. (external link)

Lecture

• Synnøve Næss (2024). Dette sier forskningen om å spise mat fra havet. (external link)
• Synnøve Næss; Amund Måge; Nienke Böhm et al. (2024). Ocean Science Bar: Mat har blitt komplisert – hva kan og bør vi egentlig spise?. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Synnøve Næss (2018). Hair mercury levels and seafood consumption in pregnant women – a randomised controlled trial with dietary cod. (external link)

Media feature article

• Inger Aakre; Rita Hannisdal; Synnøve Næss et al. (2024). Er det farleg å ete fisk?. (external link)

Research report

• Inger Aakre; Atabak Mahjour Azad; Annette Bernhard et al. (2024). FAO/WHO background document on the risks and benefits of fish consumption. (external link)

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