First Evidence That Common Pollutant May Reduce Iodine Levels In...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 13:15

Researchers in Texas are reporting the first evidence from human studies that perchlorate, a common pollutant increasingly found in food and water, may interfere with an infant's availability of iodine in breast milk.

Iodine deficiency in infants can cause mental retardation and other health problems, the scientists note. The study also provides further evidence that iodine intake in U.S. mothers is low and that perchlorate may play a key role.

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