Nutrition: Breast milk - a gateway to iodine-dependent brain development

Peter Laurberg, Stine Linding Andersen

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Abstract

Iodine from the diet is fundamental for brain development. Via milk, infants receive 40-45% of the iodine in their mother's diet during breastfeeding; however, it is unclear to what extent depot iodine supplements (that is, iodized oil) given to iodine-deficient breastfeeding mothers compares with direct supplementation of the infants.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNature Reviews. Endocrinology
Volume10
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)134-135
Number of pages2
ISSN1759-5029
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2014

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