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.
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.
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He seems to say we're
Iodine deficient because our increased neolithic carb consumption drives increased T3 and a requirement for more i
Iodine deficient because our
increased neolithic carb consumption drives
increased T3 and a
requirement for more
iodineiodine.
An
increased iodine requirement as a result of significant changes in human nutrition rather than a decreased environmental
iodine supply is suggested to represent the main cause of the
iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).