---------- From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Deborah Harrell wrote:
> While the numbers are smaller, the result of folate > supplementation is reduction of spina bifida and other > neural tube defects (SB frequently results in > paralysis). And the lack of iodine is potentially > devastating, with mental retardation of varying > degrees the result of prenatal/infantile deficiency. > [I believe that "cretinism" was the former term for > these unfortunate children; don't have the time right > now but ought to look that up.] My handy dictionary tells me that cretinism is caused by a deficiency of thyroid hormone during prenatal development. (Not sure just how this ties in with iodine, and my uncle is no longer alive to explain it to me....) --- Iodine regulates thyroid function. Coincidentally Flouride interferes with thyroid function.
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