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A study found that giving iodine to pregnant women did not lead to a measurable increase in their children's IQ scores at age 5.7, but this may be because the study did not include enough participants to detect a small but meaningful difference.

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The study gave pregnant women iodine pills to see if their kids would have higher IQs, but not enough moms stayed in the study to be sure. So, we can't say for sure if iodine helps or not — it might just need a bigger test.

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