Re:Ask PG: What Is The Most Frighteningly Ambitious Idea You...
by jmvoodoo on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @02:40PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine_deficiency
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Re:Ask PG: What Is The Most Frighteningly Ambitious Idea You...
by gwern on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @03:19PM
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Unfortunately, the iodine has to be available before the third trimester for the full 10-15 point effect. :)
For everyone reading this, it's already far far too late. I've been compiling some of the child & adult iodine studies into a little meta-analysis: http://www.gwern.net/Nootropics#iodine
Current conclusion: for 13+ year olds, the effect size is (95% CI) -0.11 to 0.29. Yes, we can't even rule out that iodine is harmful to adults.