Your college roommate's brother, Bolo Mohamud, lives in Somalia, and has a child who is 9 months old. Bolo heard in the local news about iodine deficiency and young children
He was very concerned and asked for advice on what he could do to help his son. What did you advise your roommate to tell his brother?
a. There are injections that can retroactively help with iodine deficiency.
b. Provide the child with iodized salt.
c. Iodine deficiency is not that big of a deal and there is nothing that can be done.
d. Many infants who have iodine deficiencies have very high IQ scores later in life.
B. Adding iodine to a diet, such as providing iodized salt, is simple and cheap.
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