Breast milk iodine concentrations, iodine status and thyroid function of breastfed infants aged 2-4 months and their mothers residing in a South African township.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the salt fortification program in South Africa provides adequate iodine to lactating women, and indirectly to their infants via breast milk. However, monitoring of salt iodine content of the mandatory salt iodization program in South Africa is important to avoid "over-iodization" of salt. PMID: 27217155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Tags: J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol Source Type: research