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  • Public Health
  • Developmental Biology

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  • Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) encompass various health issues, with significant impacts on cognitive development.
  • Endemic cretinism, a severe consequence, involves mental defects, deaf-mutism, and motor impairments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the effects of iodine deficiency on brain development.
  • To highlight the preventable nature of iodine deficiency-related brain damage.
  • To review progress in addressing global iodine deficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Meta-analysis of studies comparing iodine-deficient and control populations.
  • Review of experimental studies in animal models (sheep, rat, marmoset).

Main Results:

  • Iodine deficiency leads to a mean loss of 13.5 IQ points in affected populations.
  • Animal studies confirm that iodine deficiency slows neuroblast multiplication and differentiation, impacting neuroglial development.
  • Iodine deficiency is the leading global cause of preventable brain damage.

Conclusions:

  • Iodine deficiency poses a major threat to cognitive development, particularly in utero.
  • Correction of iodine deficiency, especially before pregnancy, can prevent severe developmental outcomes.
  • Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) has been a key strategy in mitigating IDDs globally since 1990.