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G48 IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION IMPROVES COGNITION IN IODINE DEFICIENT SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ALBANIA: A RANDOMISED, CONTROLLED, DOUBLE BLIND STUDY
M. B. Zimmermann¹, K. Connolly², M. Bozo³, J. Bridson⁴, F. Rohner¹, L. Grimci⁵.¹Laboratory for Human Nutrition, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; ²Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK; ³The Ministry of Health, Tirana, Albania; ⁴Child Advocacy International, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, UK; ⁵Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Tirana, Albania

Aims: Our aim was to determine if providing iodised oil to iodine deficient children would affect their cognitive and motor performance.

Methods: In a double blind intervention trial, 10–12 year old children (n = 310) in rural primary schools in south eastern Albania were randomised to receive either 400 mg of iodine as oral iodised oil or placebo. Urinary iodine concentration (UI), thyrotropin (TSH), total thyroxine (TT4), and thyroid gland volume by ultrasound were measured. The children were given a battery of seven cognitive and motor tests which included . . . [Full text of this article]