Drink Milk to Increase Child's IQ, University of Surrey Study

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Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers. Their study of 1,000 families, published in the Lancet, showed lower IQs and reading scores in primary school pupils whose mother had had too little iodine while pregnant.

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