Abdulrahman Alreshidi, a PhD student in human nutrition at the University of Glasgow, is conducting a survey on diet and knowledge and awareness of foods, nutrition and health.
Thyroid diseases are one of the most common medical conditions globally. Untreated thyroid disease causes cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and harms individuals' physical and mental health. In women, thyroid disease might also result in miscarriages, infertility, premature birth, and irregular menstrual cycles. Thyroid diseases and their symptoms are well known by the general public, and sometimes by healthcare practitioners.
Iodine, a nutrient found in dairy and some fish, plays an important role in thyroid disease, but is not well known by the public. Understanding how people gain information about diet and (thyroid) health, to convert it into practice is important to inform awareness campaigns and medical education.
The survey explores the knowledge, awareness and practices of people with and without thyroid disease in the context of diet, nutrition and thyroid health by using an online survey asking relevant questions.
The questionnaire also asks about general health information (e.g. weight, height, health conditions) and personal information (e.g. age, gender, and partial postcode (allowing to identify in which region a location is, and whether the sample is evenly distributed geographically).
All data collected will be anonymised and not be sent to third partie
The survey will run until 30th January 2023.
Thyroid UK firmly believes that nutrition plays a key role in thyroid disease and this survey is important to understand how people view diet in the context of their thyroid health.
To take part in the survey go to: bit.ly/DietandThyroidSurvey
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