70 per cent of schoolgirls aged 14-15 had levels below 100 micrograms per litre, or a mild deficiency By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor - The Independent , Thursday, 2 June 2011
Milk is one of the richest sources of iodine
A generation of schoolgirls are growing up deficient in the vital mineral, iodine, putting their unborn children at risk, a study has found.
Seven out of 10 teenage girls were found to be deficient in the mineral in a UK-wide survey which the researchers say is of "potential major public health importance". Iodine is essential for the neurological development of the foetus. The results suggest at least 100,000 babies may be intellectually handicapped annually.
The shock finding has come after decades in which iodine levels in the UK population were thought to be adequate. "We were lulled into a false sense of security" said Mark Vanderpump, of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust who led the study.
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