The higher iodine requirement exceeds the availability of iodine from environmental sources in many regions of the world, resulting in the development of IDD.
However, pregnant and breastfeeding women have
a higher iodine requirement (250 µg / day) and are therefore more at risk of iodine deficiency, which could affect neurological development in babies.
Not exact matches
Recognizing the overriding importance of
iodine, the dietary
iodine requirements are significantly
higher for lactating women.
The reported beneficial effects of
iodine suggest that some people have a
higher - than - normal
requirement for this mineral, or that it favorably influences certain types of metabolic dysfunction.
Kelp has the
highest amount of
iodine of any food on the planet and just one serving offers 4 times the daily minimum
requirement.
(ref) and it appears that the NRC guideline on the
iodine requirements of cats was also set too
high.