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Experts urge complete global access to iodized salt; prevents IQ loss and brain damage in babies
12-12-2007 · EurekAlert!The Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency at the UN Wednesday will urge renewed international commitment to prevent loss of IQ due to fetal brain damage by facilitating access to iodized salt for the final 30 percent of world households that don’t yet have it -- most of them found in just 20 countries.
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