Professor Skeaff conducts research on the trace element status of the population, with a particular focus on iodine and fluoride in vulnerable groups of the population, such as children and pregnant women. Professor Skeaff is also interested in elucidating the consequences of mild iodine deficiency on normal growth and development, including cognition. She was a member of a multi-disciplinary group that measured the environmental literacy of students at the University of Otago. More recently, Professor Skeaff has led a team that developed and validated an online questionnaire to measure food literacy in children, which is currently being used to evaluate the impact of school gardens on food literacy in New Zealand children. Her Inaugural Professorial Lecture can be viewed here.
Professor Skeaff leads the Metrics and Management theme of Food Waste Innovation Otago, which measures food waste, develops reduction strategies, applies innovative technology, and works to modify producer and consumer behaviour. She has been involved in measuring food waste in primary production, retail, and food service (eg, universities halls of residence and aged care). Research in Food Waste Innovation builds on Professor Skeaff's interest in sustainable nutrition.
Professor Skeaff has an MSc in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of Guelph (Canada) and a PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of Otago. In addition to being a long-standing academic at the University of Otago, Professor Skeaff has held or been appointed to a number of national and international expert groups. Professor Skeaff served as the President of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand for six years and is the vice-chair of the trans-Tasman Expert Working Group for Iodine that is reviewing the Australian/New Zealand Nutrient Reference Values for Iodine. She is a member of a World Health Organisation external expert group working to revise guidance on Iodine indicators. Professor Skeaff plays a key role in the governance of the Oceania Nutrition Leadership Platform (https://www.onlp.org/), serving as the Chair. She is on the Editorial Board of the journals Maternal and Child Nutrition and Frontiers of Nutrition. In 2018 she gained national recognition with an Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award and in 2022 was the OUSA best postgraduate supervisor of the year.
She is also the Human Nutrition Postgraduate Coordinator and oversees the department's MSc and PhD programmes. As part of this role, she coordinates and teaches:
Jessica O'Connor (with M Mirosa and P Bremer). Towards a circular bioeconomy: food loss, waste and opportunities in New Zealand beef and dairy production.
Grace Clare (with M Mirosa and P Bremer). The social return on investment of food rescue organisations in New Zealand.
Master of Science
Briar Mills (with M Mirosa and R O'Brien) Food waste in tertiary institutions
Zahrah Hatraby (with M Mirosa) Food waste associated with school food lunches
Taingarue Mataira (with P Wilcox) Breeding characteristics of Manuka honey
Stephanie Dike (with L Moata'ane). Fluoride in Vanuatu: too much or too little?
Recent Graduates
PhD
Nan Xin Wang (with R McLean). Quantifying sodium intake from discretionary salt in the New Zealand diet. (2023)
Pouya Saeedi (with P Skidmore and K Black). The Physical activity, Energy, Diet And Lifestyle (PEDALS) study. (2017)
Zheng Feei Ma (with B Venn). Thyroglobulin as an index of mild iodine deficiency in adults. (2016)
Honours
Jie Yu Ng. An evaluation of food literacy in children before and after the Garden-to-Table programme. (2022)
Master of Health Science
Carolyn Hamer (with M Skeaff). Food Literacy in Year 12 and 13 High School students. (2019)
Master of Science
Madeleine Rowan (with A-L Heath and M Mirosa). The impact of environmental attitudes of parents on food choices and behaviours during complementary feeding. (2022)
Emad Alsayed (with B Venn). The proportion of energy derived from plant-foods in the diets of adolescent girls who identify as omnivores or vegetarians. (2021)
Margaret Thorsen (with M Mirosa). Food waste for New Zealand fruit and vegetable growers. (2021)
Francesca Goodman-Smith (with M Mirosa). Food waste and nutritional loss at the supermarket. (2018)
Lara Ware (with MSkeaff). Food Literacy in New Zealand children. (2018)
Harriet Harrex and Brittany Davison (with P Skidmore and K Black). The Physical activity, Energy, Diet And Lifestyle (PEDALS) study. (2016)
Celine Evans. Iodine status of pregnant NZ women post-fortification. (2015)
Master of Dietetics
Kendall Airey and Abigail McPhail. Attitudes and willingness of university students to reduce meat and replace with plant-based proteins. (2022)
Yue Shin Ong (with M Peddie and J Haszard). Iodine intakes in adolescent girls and boys enrolled in SuNDiAL. (2022)
Kathy Xu, Mickey Yuan, Molly Peters, Aysu Shahin (with M Peddie and J Haszard). Iodine and fluoride intakes in adolescent boys enrolled in SuNDiAL. (2021)
Publications
Thorsen, M., Mirosa, M., Skeaff, S., Goodman-Smith, F., & Bremer, P. (2024). Upcycled food: How does it support the three pillars of sustainability? Trends in Food Science & Technology, 143, 104269. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104269
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Mills, B., O'Brien, R., Mirosa, M., & Skeaff, S. (2023). Food waste initiatives in the tertiary sector in Aotearoa New Zealand: The challenge of meeting SDG 12.3. Pūhau ana te rā: Tailwinds, 1(2). doi: 10.11157/patr.v1i2.23
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Lara-Castor, L., Micha, R., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Shi, P., Zhang, J., … Global Dietary Database, including Skeaff, S. (2023). Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries. Nature Communications, 14, 5957. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41269-8
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Wang, N. X., McLean, R. M., Cameron, C. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2023). Adjusting the iodine content of iodised salt to meet the recommended intake for women of reproductive age: A simulation study with a reduced sodium scenario. Journal of Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.024
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Skeaff, S. A. (2023). An adequate intake of iodine in pregnancy: Better safe than sorry. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 118(1), 8-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.05.013
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Clare, G., Diprose, G., Lee, L., Bremer, P., Skeaff, S., & Mirosa, M. (2023). Measuring the impact of food rescue: A social return on investment analysis. Food Policy, 117, 102454. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1071829
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Miller, V., Webb, P., Cudhea, F., Zhang, J., Reedy, J., Shi, P., … Global Dietary Database, including Skeaff, S. (2023). Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity. Nature Food, 4, 305-319. doi: 10.1038/s43016-023-00731-y
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O'Hearn, M., Lara-Castor, L., Cudhea, F., Miller, V., Reedy, J., Shi, P., … Global Dietary Database, including Skeaff, S. (2023). Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries. Nature Medicine, 29, 982-995. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02278-8
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Wang, N. X., McLean, R. M., Cameron, C., & Skeaff, S. A. (2023). The quantification of sodium intake from discretionary salt intake in New Zealand using the lithium-tagged salt method. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1065710. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1065710
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O'Connor, J., Skeaff, S., Bremer, P., Lucci, G., & Mirosa, M. (2023). A critical review of on-farm food loss and waste: Future research and policy recommendations. Renewable Agriculture & Food Systems, 38, e24. doi: 10.1017/S1742170523000169
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Miller, V., Reedy, J., Cudhea, F., Zhang, J., Shi, P., Erndt-Marino, J., … on behalf of the Global Dietary Database, including Skeaff, S. (2022). Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: Findings from the Global Dietary Database. Lancet Planetary Health, 6, e243-e256. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00352-1
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Miller, V., Webb, P., Cudhea, F., Shi, P., Zhang, J., Reedy, J., … Global Dietary Database, including Skeaff, S. (2022). Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity. Nature Food, 3, 694-702. doi: 10.1038/s43016-022-00594-9
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Rowan, M., Mirosa, M., Heath, A.-L. M., Katiforis, I., Taylor, R. W., & Skeaff, S. A. (2022). A qualitative study of parental perceptions of baby food pouches: A netnographic analysis. Nutrients, 14, 3248. doi: 10.3390/nu14153248
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Thorsen, M., Mirosa, M., & Skeaff, S. (2022). A quantitative and qualitative study of food loss in glasshouse-grown tomatoes. Horticulturae, 8(1), 39. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae8010039
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Wang, N. X., Skeaff, S., Cameron, C., Fleming, E., & McLean, R. M. (2022). Sodium in the New Zealand diet: Proposed voluntary food reformulation targets will not meet the WHO goal of a 30% reduction in total sodium intake. European Journal of Nutrition, 61, 3067-3076. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02864-5
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Jin, Y., Coad, J., Skeaff, S., Benn, C., Zhou, S. J., & Brough, L. (2022). Iodine-only supplements for breastfeeding women: A call to action in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 113-115. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Thorsen, M., Skeaff, S., Goodman-Smith, F., Thong, B., Bremer, P., & Mirosa, M. (2022). Upcycled foods: A nudge toward nutrition. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1071829. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1071829
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Beckford, K., Grimes, C. A., Riddell, L. J., Margerison, C., Skeaff, S. A., & Nowson, C. A. (2021). Food sources of iodine in schoolchildren and relationship with 24-hour urinary iodine excretion in Victoria, Australia. British Journal of Nutrition, 127, 791-799. doi: 10.1017/s0007114521001410
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Jin, Y., Coad, J., Skeaff, S. A., Zhou, S. J., & Brough, L. (2021). Iodine status of postpartum women and their infants aged 3, 6 and 12 months: Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation (MINI). British Journal of Nutrition, 127, 570-579. doi: 10.1017/s000711452100129x
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Jin, Y., Coad, J., Zhou, S. J., Skeaff, S., Benn, C., & Brough, L. (2021). Use of iodine supplements by breastfeeding mothers Is associated with better maternal and infant iodine status. Biological Trace Element Research, 199, 2893-2903. doi: 10.1007/s12011-020-02438-8
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Jin, Y., Coad, J., Zhou, S. J., Skeaff, S., Ramilan, T., & Brough, L. (2021). Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in postpartum women with suboptimal iodine and selenium and adequate iron status. Clinical Endocrinology, 95, 873-881. doi: 10.1111/cen.14502
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Beckford, K., Grimes, C. A., Margerison, C., Riddell, L. J., Skeaff, S. A., West, M. L., & Nowson, C. A. (2021). Reply to: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 24-h urinary output of children and adolescents: Impact on the assessment of iodine status using urinary biomarkers: Don’t forget creatinine [Letter to the editor]. European Journal of Nutrition, 60, 1165-1166. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02468-x
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Beckford, K., Grimes, C. A., Margerison, C., Riddell, L. J., Skeaff, S. A., West, M. L., & Nowson, C. A. (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of 24-h urinary output of children and adolescents: Impact on the assessment of iodine status using urinary biomarkers. European Journal of Nutrition, 59, 3113-3131. doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-02151-w
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Goodman-Smith, F., Mirosa, M., & Skeaff, S. (2020). A mixed-methods study of retail food waste in New Zealand. Food Policy, 92, 101845. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101845
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Jin, Y., Luo, X., Ma, Z. F., Dong, Z., Carciofo, R., Li, X., & Skeaff, S. (2020). Adequate iodine intake among young adults in Jiangsu Province, China despite a medium iodine knowledge score. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology & Education, 10(1), 554-563. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe10010040
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Saeedi, P., Haszard, J., Stoner, L., Skeaff, S., Black, K. E., Davison, B., … Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2020). Relationships between dietary patterns and indices of arterial stiffness and central arterial wave reflection in 9–11-year-old children. Children, 7(6), 66. doi: 10.3390/children7060066
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Sam, C. H. Y., Skidmore, P., Skeaff, S., Parackal, S., Wall, C., & Bradbury, K. E. (2020). Relative validity and reproductivity of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess nutrient intakes of New Zealand adults. Nutrients, 12(3), 619. doi: 10.3390/nu12030619
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Sherriff, J., Hine, T., Begley, A., Zhao, Y., Black, L., Dunlop, E., & Skeaff, S. (2020). Iodine-containing food practices of Western Australian pregnant women and ethnicity: An observational study. Nutrition & Dietetics, 77, 344-350. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12585
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Stoner, L., Higgins, S., Black, K., Boggess, K., Meyer, M. L., Chou, A., Galland, B., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., … Skeaff, S., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2020). Short sleep duration is associated with central arterial stiffness in children independent of other lifestyle behaviors. Journal of Science in Sport & Exercise, 2, 236-245. doi: 10.1007/s42978-020-00062-5
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Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Gray, A. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Ferguson, E. L., Edwards, T., & Skeaff, S. A. (2020). Iodine-fortified toddler milk improves dietary iodine intakes and iodine status in toddlers: A randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 59, 909-919. doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-01950-5
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Jin, Y., Coad, J., Zhou, S. J., Skeaff, S., Benn, C., Kim, N., … Brough, L. (2020). Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation in New Zealand (MINI Project): Protocol for an observational longitudinal cohort study. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(8), e18560. doi: 10.2196/18560
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Brown, K., Connelly, S., Lovelock, B., Mainvil, L., Mather, D., Roberts, H., Skeaff, S., & Shephard, K. (2019). Do we teach our students to share and to care? Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 24(4), 462-481. doi: 10.1080/13596748.2019.1654693
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Peniamina, R., Skeaff, S., Haszard, J. J., & McLean, R. (2019). Comparison of 24-h diet records, 24-h urine, and duplicate diets for estimating dietary intakes of potassium, sodium, and iodine in children. Nutrients, 11(12), 2927. doi: 10.3390/nu11122927
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Strack, M., Shephard, K., Jowett, T., Mogford, S., Skeaff, S., & Mirosa, M. (2019). Monitoring surveying students' environmental attitudes as they experience higher education in New Zealand. Survey Review, 51(366), 257-264. doi: 10.1080/00396265.2017.1399526
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Zhou, S. J., Condo, D., Ryan, P., Skeaff, S. A., Howell, S., Anderson, P. J., … Makrides, M. (2019). Association between maternal iodine intake in pregnancy and childhood neurodevelopment at age 18 months. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(2), 332-338. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy225
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Harrex, H. A. L., Skeaff, S. A., Black, K. E., Davison, B. K., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., Saeedi, P., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2018). Sleep timing is associated with diet and physical activity levels in 9-11-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand: The PEDALS study. Journal of Sleep Research, 27(4), e12634. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12634
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Hine, T., Zhao, Y., Begley, A., Skeaff, S., & Sherriff, J. (2018). Iodine-containing supplement use by pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Western Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58(6), 636-642. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12785
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Innes, S., Shephard, K., Furnari, M., Harraway, J., Jowett, T., Lovelock, B., Strack, M., & Skeaff, S. (2018). Greening the curriculum to foster environmental literacy in tertiary students studying human nutrition. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 13(2), 192-204. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2016.1255693
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Ma, Z. F., Venn, B. J., Manning, P. J., Cameron, C. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2018). The sensitivity and specificity of thyroglobulin concentration using repeated measures of urinary iodine excretion. European Journal of Nutrition, 57(4), 1313-1320. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1410-6
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Reynolds, A. N., & Skeaff, S. A. (2018). Maternal adherence with recommendations for folic acid and iodine supplements: A cross-sectional survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58(1), 125-127. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12719
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Saeedi, P., Black, K. E., Haszard, J. J., Skeaff, S., Stoner, L., Davidson, B., Harrex, H. A. L., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., … Skidmore, P. M. L. (2018). Dietary patterns, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in 9-11-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients, 10, 887. doi: 10.3390/nu10070887
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Ershow, A. G., Skeaff, S. A., Merkel, J. M., & Pehrsson, P. R. (2018). Development of databases on iodine in foods and dietary supplements. Nutrients, 10, 100. doi: 10.3390/nu10010100
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Ma, Z. F., & Skeaff, S. A. (2017). Assessment of population iodine status. In E. N. Pearce (Ed.), Iodine deficiency disorders and their elimination. (pp. 15-28). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49505-7_2
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Skeaff, S., & Thomson, C. D. (2017). Trace elements 10.3: Iodine. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (5th ed.) (pp. 172-178). Oxford University Press. [Contribution].
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Beckford, K., Grimes, C. A., Margerison, C., Riddell, L. J., Skeaff, S. A., & Nowson, C. A. (2017). Iodine intakes of Victorian schoolchildren measured using 24-h urinary iodine excretion. Nutrients, 9(9), 961. doi: 10.3390/nu9090961
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Condo, D., Huyhn, D., Anderson, A. J., Skeaff, S., Ryan, P., Makrides, M., … Zhou, S. J. (2017). Iodine status of pregnant women in South Australia after mandatory iodine fortification of bread and the recommendation for iodine supplementation. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 13(4), e12410. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12410
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Davison, B., Saeedi, P., Black, K., Harrex, H., Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Quigg, R., Skeaff, S., … Skidmore, P. (2017). The association between parent diet quality and child dietary patterns in nine- to eleven-year-old children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients, 9(5), 483. doi: 10.3390/nu9050483
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Huynh, D., Condo, D., Gibson, R., Muhlhausler, B., Ryan, P., Skeaff, S., … Zhou, S. J. (2017). Iodine status of postpartum women and their infants in Australia after the introduction of mandatory iodine fortification. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(12), 1656-1662. doi: 10.1017/S0007114517001775
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Menon, K., & Skeaff, S. (2016). Iodine: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). In B. Caballero, P. M. Finglas & F. Toldrá (Eds.), Encyclopedia of food and health. (pp. 437-443). Oxford: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00399-8
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Skeaff, S. A., & Zhou, S. J. (2016). Iodine and brain development. In V. H. Moran & N. M. Lowe (Eds.), Nutrition and the developing brain. (pp. 169-188). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
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Edmonds, J. C., McLean, R. M., Williams, S. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2016). Urinary iodine concentration of New Zealand adults improves with mandatory fortification of bread with iodised salt but not to predicted levels. European Journal of Nutrition, 55(3), 1201-1212. doi: 10.1007/s00394-015-0933-y
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Jones, E., McLean, R., Davies, B., Hawkins, R., Meiklejohn, E., Ma, Z. F., & Skeaff, S. (2016). Adequate iodine status in New Zealand school children post-fortification of bread with iodised salt. Nutrients, 8(5), 298. doi: 10.3390/nu8050298
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Jorgensen, A., O'Leary, P., James, I., Skeaff, S., & Sherriff, J. (2016). Assessment of breast milk iodine concentrations in lactating women in Western Australia. Nutrients, 8(11), 699. doi: 10.3390/nu8110699
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Ma, Z. F., Venn, B. J., Manning, P. J., Cameron, C. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2016). Iodine supplementation of mildly iodine-deficient adults lowers thyroglobulin: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 101(4), 1737-1744. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-3591
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Menon, K. C., Ferguson, E. L., Thomson, C. D., Gray, A. R., Zodpey, S., Saraf, A., … Skeaff, S. A. (2016). Effects of anemia at different stages of gestation on infant outcomes. Nutrition, 32(1), 61-65. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.07.009
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Redman, K., Ruffman, T., Fitzgerald, P., & Skeaff, S. (2016). Iodine deficiency and the brain: Effects and mechanisms. Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition, 56(16), 2695-2713. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2014.922042
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Ruffman, T., Zhang, J., Taumoepeau, M., & Skeaff, S. (2016). Your way to a better theory of mind: A healthy diet relates to better faux pas recognition in older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 42(3), 279-288. doi: 10.1080/0361073x.2016.1156974
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Saeedi, P., Skeaff, S. A., Wong, J. E., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2016). Reproducibility and relative validity of a short food frequency questionnaire in 9-10 year-old Children. Nutrients, 8(5), 271. doi: 10.3390/nu8050271
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Brough, L., Thomson, B. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2016). Revisiting the Iodine Global Network's definition of iodine status by country. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(2), 374-376. doi: 10.1017/S0007114515004389
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Condo, D., Makrides, M., Skeaff, S., & Zhou, S. J. (2015). Development and validation of an iodine-specific FFQ to estimate iodine intake in Australian pregnant women. British Journal of Nutrition, 113(6), 944-952. doi: 10.1017/S0007114515000197
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McLean, R., Edmonds, J., Williams, S., Mann, J., & Skeaff, S. (2015). Balancing sodium and potassium: Estimates of intake in a New Zealand adult population sample. Nutrients, 7(11), 8930-8938. doi: 10.3390/nu7115439
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Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Jowett, T., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Furnari, M. (2015). Longitudinal analysis of the environmental attitudes of university students. Environmental Education Research, 21(6), 805-820. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2014.913126
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Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Mirosa, M., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., Furnari, M., Jowett, T., & Deaker, L. (2015). Seeking learning outcomes appropriate for 'education for sustainable development' and for higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 40(6), 855-866. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2015.1009871
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Zhou, S. J., Skeaff, S. A., Ryan, P., Doyle, L. W., Anderson, P. J., Kornman, L., … Makrides, M. (2015). The effect of iodine supplementation in pregnancy on early childhood neurodevelopment and clinical outcomes: Results of an aborted randomised placebocontrolled trial. Trials, 16, 563. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-1080-8
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Menon, K. C. S., Skeaff, S. A., & Zodpey, S. (2015). Maternal iron supplementation: One size does not fit all. Current Science, 109(2), 239-240. [Letter].
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Herbst, C., Menon, K. C., Ferguson, E. L., Thomson, C. D., Bailey, K., Gray, A. R., … Skeaff, S. A. (2014). Dietary and non-dietary factors associated with serum zinc in Indian women. Biological Trace Element Research, 161(1), 38-47. doi: 10.1007/s12011-014-0090-9
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Jowett, T., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Shephard, K. (2014). Multinomial-regression modeling of the environmental attitudes of higher education students based on the Revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale. Journal of Environmental Education, 45(1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/00958964.2013.783777
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Ma, Z. F., & Skeaff, S. A. (2014). Thyroglobulin as a biomarker of iodine deficiency: A review. Thyroid, 24(8), 1195-1209. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0052
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Menon, K. C., Ferguson, E. L., Thomson, C. D., Gray, A. R., Zodpey, S., Saraf, A., … Skeaff, S. A. (2014). Iron status of pregnant Indian women from an area of active iron supplementation. Nutrition, 30(3), 291-296. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.08.015
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Sam, C. H. Y., Skeaff, S., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2014). A comprehensive FFQ developed for use in New Zealand adults: Reliability and validity for nutrient intakes. Public Health Nutrition, 17(2), 287-296. doi: 10.1017/s1368980012005058
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Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., Furnari, M., & Jowett, T. (2014). Is the environmental literacy of university students measurable? Environmental Education Research, 20(4), 476-495. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2013.816268
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Skeaff, S., Zhao, Y., Gibson, R., Makrides, M., & Zhou, S. J. (2014). Iodine status in pre-school children prior to mandatory iodine fortification in Australia. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 10(2), 304-312. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00419.x
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Weakley, H., & Skeaff, S. (2014). Dietitians’ awareness and perceptions of interRAI-Home Care to identify older adults at nutritional risk. Health Care, 2(2), 29-34. doi: 10.12966/hc.05.03.2014
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Skeaff, S. A., & Lonsdale-Cooper, E. (2013). Mandatory fortification of bread with iodised salt modestly improves iodine status in schoolchildren. British Journal of Nutrition, 109(06), 1109-1113. doi: 10.1017/s0007114512003236
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Shephard, K., Harraway, J., Lovelock, B., Skeaff, S., Slooten, L., Strack, M., & Jowett, T. (2012). Monitoring changes in the sustainability attributes of higher education students in a New Zealand university. In W. L. Filho (Ed.), Sustainable development at universities: New horizons. (pp. 117-126). Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang.
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Skeaff, S., & Thomson, C. D. (2012). Trace elements 11.3: Iodine. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (4th ed.) (pp. 177-184). Oxford University Press. [Contribution].
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Skeaff, S. A., Thomson, C. D., Wilson, N., & Parnell, W. R. (2012). A comprehensive assessment of urinary iodine concentration and thyroid hormones in New Zealand schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study. Nutrition Journal, 11, 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-31
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Skeaff, S. A. (2011). Iodine and cognitive development. In D. Benton (Ed.), Lifetime nutritional influences on cognition, behaviour and psychiatric illness. (pp. 109-128). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
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Charton, K., & Skeaff, S. (2011). Iodine fortification: Why, when, what, how, and who? Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 14(6), 618-624. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834b2b30
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Menon, K. C., Skeaff, S. A., Thomson, C. D., Gray, A. R., Ferguson, E. L., Zodpey, S., … Pandav, C. S. (2011). The effect of maternal iodine status on infant outcomes in an iodine-deficient Indian population. Thyroid, 21(12), 1373-1380. doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0130
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Menon, K. C., Skeaff, S. A., Thomson, C. D., Gray, A. R., Ferguson, E. L., Zodpey, S., … Pandav, C. S. (2011). Concurrent micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent in nonpregnant rural and tribal women from central India. Nutrition, 27(4), 496-502. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.02.012
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Pettigrew-Porter, A., Skeaff, S., Gray, A., Thomson, C., & Croxson, M. (2011). Are pregnant women in New Zealand iodine deficient? A cross-sectional survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 51, 464-467. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01331.x
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Skeaff, S. A. (2011). Iodine deficiency in pregnancy: The effect on neurodevelopment in the child. Nutrients, 3(2), 265-273. doi: 10.3390/nu3020265
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Thomson, C. D., Campbell, J. M., Miller, J., & Skeaff, S. A. (2011). Minimal impact of excess iodate intake on thyroid hormones and selenium status in older New Zealanders. European Journal of Endocrinology, 165, 745-752. doi: 10.1530/EJE-11-0575
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Skeaff, S. A. (2011). Iodine deficiency in UK schoolgirls [Letter]. Lancet, 378, 1623-1624. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61691-7
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Mulrine, H. M., Skeaff, S. A., Ferguson, E. L., Gray, A. R., & Valeix, P. (2010). Breast-milk iodine concentration declines over the first 6 mo postpartum in iodine-deficient women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 92(8), 849-856. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29630
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Skeaff, S. A. (2009). Iodine nutrition in pregnancy: Meeting iodine requirements in the diets of pregnant women. In V. R. Preedy, G. N. Burrow & R. Watson (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of iodine: Nutritional, biochemical, pathological and therapeutic aspects. (pp. 1259-1264). Amsterdam: Academic Press.
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Thomson, C. D., & Skeaff, S. A. (2009). Iodine status and deficiency disorders in New Zealand. In V. R. Preedy, G. N. Burrow & R. Watson (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of iodine: Nutritional, biochemical, pathological and therapeutic aspects. (pp. 1251-1258). Amsterdam: Academic Press.
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Gordon, R. C., Rose, M. C., Skeaff, S. A., Gray, A. R., Morgan, K. M. D., & Ruffman, T. (2009). Iodine supplementation improves cognition in mildly iodine-deficient children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(5), 1264-1271. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28145
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Heydon, E. E., Thomson, C. D., Mann, J., Williams, S. M., Skeaff, S. A., Sherpa, K. T., & Heydon, J. L. (2009). Iodine status in a Sherpa community in a village of the Khumbu region of Nepal. Public Health Nutrition, 12(9), 1431-1436.
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Rose, M., Gordon, R., & Skeaff, S. (2009). Using bread as a vehicle to improve the iodine status of New Zealand children. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1290). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1290/3481/content.pdf
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Thomson, C. D., Campbell, J. M., Miller, J., Skeaff, S. A., & Livingstone, V. (2009). Selenium and iodine supplementation: Effect on thyroid function of older New Zealanders. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(4), 1038-1046. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28190
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Skeaff, S., Thomson, C., & Eastman, C. (2009). Iodine deficiency does exist but is difficult to assess in individuals [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1292). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1292/3548/content.pdf
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Skeaff, S. A., & Thomson, C. D. (2006). IDD re-emerges in New Zealand. IDD Newsletter, 22(4), 8-10.
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Skeaff, S. A., Ferguson, E. L., McKenzie, J. E., Valeix, P., Gibson, R. S., & Thomson, C. D. (2005). Are breast-fed infants and toddlers in New Zealand at risk of iodine deficiency? Nutrition, 21, 325-331.
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Skeaff, S. (2004). The iodine content of the New Zealand diet; More than just a pain in the neck. Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association, 58(2), 32-33.
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Skeaff, S. A. (2002). Deciphering nutrition news. Journal of Home Economics & Technology Teachers' Association of New Zealand, 13, 24-26. Home Economics and Technology Teachers' Association of New Zealand.
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Skeaff, S. A., Thomson, C. D., & Gibson, R. (2002). Mild iodine deficiency in a sample of New Zealand schoolchildren. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 56, 169-175.
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Soh, P., Ferguson, E. L., McKenzie, J. E., Skeaff, S. A., Parnell, W. R., & Gibson, R. S. (2002). Dietary intakes of 6-24-month-old urban South Island New Zealand children in relation to biochemical iron status. Public Health Nutrition, 5(2), 339-346.
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