Iodine Deficiency and Learning Disabilities

Abstract

The effect of prolonged iodine deficiency on learning and motivation to achieve was studied in 100 male children selected from both severely iodine-deficient (SID) and mildly iodine-deficient (MID) villages and reported from the Department of Psychology, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, and Department of Endocrinology, Banjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

Keywords

• iodine deficiency
• learning disabilities
• triiodothyronine