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Effects of Iodine Deficiency• Maternal Risks• Goiter• Hypothyroidism• Risks to Fetus/Child• Miscarriage• Stillbirth• Congenital anomalies• Perinatal and infant mortality• Cretinism• Reduced IQICCIDD/UNICEF/WHO
Iodine Deficiency and Reduced IQ• Worldwide, the leading cause of preventablemental handicap; 30 million children bornunprotected annuallywww.WHO.int/WHOSIS• Average 12 point IQ reduction in infants ofseverely iodine deficient womenM Qian et al. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2005;14:32-42.• Societal costs: A loss of 1 IQ point reduces thepotential income earning capacity of the childby 2.39%Lisa et al. Public Health Rep 2005; 120: 607–613.
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