The Claim
Maternal vitamin D deficiency amplifies the association between placental transfer of mercury and iron and adverse neonatal thyroid outcomes, indicating that vitamin D status may modulate the fetal thyroid response to metal exposure.
What the research says
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When pregnant individuals have low vitamin D levels, the harmful effects of mercury and iron crossing the placenta on the newborn's thyroid function may be stronger. Vitamin D levels might influence how the fetal thyroid responds to these metals.
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Maternal vitamin D deficiency appears to amplify the association between placental transfer of mercury and iron and adverse neonatal thyroid outcomes, suggesting vitamin D status may modulate the fetal thyroid response to metal exposure.
What the research says
1 studyWhen moms have low vitamin D during pregnancy, the harmful effects of mercury and iron passing from mom to baby on the baby’s thyroid gland become much stronger. But if mom has enough vitamin D, those harmful effects are weaker.
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