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BEIJING (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of newborns in China don't get enough iodine in their diet, reducing the overall brainpower in parts of the country, state media reported Monday.
The situation affects 600,000 to 1 million newborns a year, said Chen Zupei, head of China's iodine deficiency panel, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The average intelligence quotient in areas where people aren't getting enough iodine is 10-12 points lower than other areas, Xinhua reported, citing research by the Tianjin Medical University.
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