The iodine deficiency in the nutrition of Ukrainian children leads to a total loss of half a million units of IQ annually, which is equivalent to the total IQ of 3 thousand geniuses, according to UNICEF.
More than 80% of children in Ukraine face iodine deficiency, leading to learning problems. Children show rapid fatigue, hardly focus and learn information, and have difficulty learning new skills. Studies confirm that the total loss of IQ in Ukraine through iodine deficiency reaches 462 700 units annually, which is equivalent to the loss of intellectual potential of 3 thousand geniuses. This leads to great losses for national intellectual development.
The negative effects of iodine deficiency also have a specific economic impact, according to UNICEF - losses from reducing productivity and intelligence through iodine deficiency are $ 44 million a year.
Iodine deficiency affects the intellect of the baby in the womb. Even a small iodine deficiency complicates the transmission of genotype, and even if parents are reasonable, with iodine deficiency during pregnancy, genetic potential may not be fully manifested in the future. If there is an acute iodine deficiency in the diet, it can lead to a child with a delay in mental and physical development, including serious defects for cretinism.
