Sentences with phrase «iodine deficiency during»

Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with decreased IQ and increased risk of attention deficit disorder in the children (25, 26).

Even mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy, which may be present in some women in the United States, may be associated with low intelligence in children.

Iodine deficiency during pregnancy and infancy may impair growth and neurodevelopment of the offspring and increase infant mortality.

Concerns over iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding) have resulted in a number of organizations issuing guidelines and recommendations for iodine intake.

In 2012, the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reported that iodine requirements increase 50 % during pregnancy (220 micrograms) and that iodine deficiency during that time can cause hypothyroidism in both the mother and fetus, as well as impair the neurological development of the fetus.

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Considering that iodine requirements increase by more than 50 percent during pregnancy, and that the negative health consequences of iodine deficiency in pregnancy can be impaired neurological development in the fetus, there should be greater caution with salt restriction in women who are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant.

During pregnancy and early infancy, iodine deficiency can cause irreversible effects.

Iodine deficiency can cause goiter, hypothyroidism, and problems during pregnancy, such as stillbirth, miscarriage, preterm delivery, and congenital abnormalities in babies.