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Learning Difficulties and Mild Iodine Deficiency
IAN D. HAY, K Hynes, John R. Burgess, Petr Otáhal
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Abstract
Iodine is an essential micronutrient and an integral component of the thyroid hormones, which are required for normal growth and development. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) encompass a spectrum of adverse health effects including goiter, cretinism (low IQ), hypothyroidism, growth retardation, and increased pregnancy loss and infant mortality.