Iodine - a crucial nutrient in brain development

Most of the essential nutrients seem to be important for the brain as well as the rest of the body. Still, iodine is one of the dietary components with very marked effects on brain development. Iodine deficiency is a major cause of preventable intellectual disability among infants, and population studies suggest that approximately 1.6 billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency.

Read more about iodine and the brain in the Lifebrain E-Newsletter February 2019.