Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy Lowers Baby’s IQ
A recent scientific study showed that even mild iodinedeficiency during pregnancy could lower the intellect of some babies.
In this study of 1,000 families published in The Lancet (a UK peer review), it was found that babies' IQsand the reading scores in primary school pupils could be much lower in thosewhose mothers had too little iodine while pregnant.
Iodine is an essential mineral that is necessary for thedevelopment of the baby’s brain. Iodine is needed to build some of the body'shormones, especially thyroid which regulates the body's metabolism. Severe iron deficiency is the leading world-widecause of brain damage, which could beprevented.
Scientists at Surrey and Bristol Universities looked at the iodinelevels of pregnant women in England.The conclusion was that iodine deficiency was common, affecting two-thirds of women who participated in the study. The children ofthose women went on to have lower IQs at the age of eight and worse readingability by age nine.
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 22 May 2013
S0140-6736(13)60436-5.
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