Health and Fitness

Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women May Be Deficient in Iodine

American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Supplements

​Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Many pregnant and breastfeeding women in the U.S. may be lacking iodine in their diets, which is an essential element for their babies’ brain development, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Iodine Deficiency, Pollutant Chemicals, and the Thyroid: NewInformation on an Old Problem,” published in the June 2014 Pediatrics (published online May 26).

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