article_snippet.sent: scientists say ’s health at risk contains a third less iodine than normal milk – which could affect infant brain growth and intelligence later in life.
article_snippet.sent: The mineral is thought to have a major impact on the formation of the brain, with repercussions for IQ and school success later in life.
article_snippet.sent: Iodine deficiency was once endemic in parts of the UK, with thousands in the 1930s and 1940s suffering from the thyroid condition goitre.
article_snippet.sent: Iodine is essential for brain growth .
article_snippet.sent: Research in 2013 by experts in Bristol and Surrey found that children born to women deficient in iodine have a 60 per cent risk of lower IQ scores at the age of nine.