Iodine Global Network

Leading global action to eliminate brain damage due to iodine deficiency

IGN is a small Canadian NGO with a big task -we are the voice for iodine nutrition around the world, with a vision of sustained salt iodization leading to a world free of brain damage due to iodine deficiency.

Insufficient iodine during pregnancy leads to lasting brain damage that can reduce a child's IQ by 8-10 points. Even moderate deficiency at school age can reduce IQ by 3-5 pits. Adding tiny amounts of iodine to salt is a cost-effective answer to the problem. Every dollar spent protecting children's learning ability through salt iodization has a $30 impact.

In recent decades, the signs of iodine deficiency have receded due to a global effort to iodize salt. However, as the world's attention turns to other pressing problems, we are beginning to see a re-emergence of the problem in some parts of the world, with many women entering pregnancy without adequate iodine to protect the child's development.

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