date:May 23, 2013
ed to pre-fortification levels, where UIC was 73 ug/L.
Kate DePaeoli, senior public health nutritionist with the Department of Health and Human Services Population Health Group, warned that although the results of their research were positive, they could not be generalised to high-risk groups such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, where daily iodine requirements increased by approximately 40 per cent.
Ongoing awareness of the recommendation that pregnant and lactating women take 150 ug of s