East Carolina University has a research project specific to vegans and vegetarians that can be done online and by mail.
Research project information from researcher:
East Carolina University is recruiting pregnant vegan and vegetarian pregnant women to participate in a research study that examines urine and breast milk iodine concentration.
The following are the basic eligibility criteria:
- Following one of the following diet patterns: vegan or vegetarian
- Currently pregnant
- Willing to provide 1 sample of urine while pregnant and one sample of breast milk approximately one month after delivery
- Willing to complete a web-based screening survey and a diet questionnaire
- Women selected for the study will receive a gift card to reimburse them for their time
More information about the study can be found at: https://www.vegstudy.com/
To complete eligibility screening visit (please use Firefox as your browser): https://go.ecu.edu/veg-study
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me at: veganiodinestudy@ecu.edu or by calling 252-744-1013.
We sincerely appreciate your help.
Roman Pawlak, Ph,D, RD
Principal Investigator
East Carolina University