Chemical sours mothers milk
Pollutant keeps the iodine in breast milk from babies
a common pollutant called perchlorate may be the reason behind iodine deficiency disorders among children, said a group of us researchers. Infants get their required dose of iodine from breast milk. Theories have linked iodine deficiency among infants to two factors: one, if the mother is undernourished and iodine-deficient, and two, if the baby is unable to absorb iodine from the breast milk. A group of scientists from the University of Texas, usa, found that the second factor is common and linked it to perchlorate.
The chemical is extensively used in making firecrackers, explosives and rocket fuel. Through years of use, it has contaminanted food and water.
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