Phil Pendt

Designing a School-Based, Complex Public Health Intervention to Improve Iodine Awareness in Adolescents in Six Countries

Background: Iodine is an essential micronutrient required for foetal development, cognitive function, and metabolic regulation; however, suboptimal iodine status remains a public health concern in Europe and other regions. Improving food literacy related to iodine may support hea...

Polypharmacy among 200 000 subjects of the population-based German National Cohort Study (NAKO), aged 19–74

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is associated with adverse events, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality, but population-based studies that include both prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are scarce. METHODS: We analyzed baseline data from the German National Cohort...