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Trendy diets and veganism could lead to birth defects Pregnant women on diets lacking iodine and vegans are putting their unborn children at risk of birth defects, experts warn. Parenting by Brad Crouch Premium Content Subscriber only Trendy diets and veganism are putting pregnant women at risk of giving birth to children with neurological defects, experts warn. A University of South Australia study found women in a trial had disturbingly low levels of iodine, essential for foetal intellectual development. In the 1960s, a former chancellor at the un...

Date Time Poor iodine levels in women pose risks to fetal intellectual development in pregnancy A growing number of young Australian women are at increased risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions, due to poor iodine intake. Dietary changes, including a growing trend towards the avoidance of bread and iodised salt, as well as a reduced intake of animal products containing iodine can contribute to low iodine levels. A small pilot study undertaken by the University of South Australia (UniSA) comparing iodine levels between 31 vegan/plant-based participants and 26 omniv...

BBC News By Alex Pope image copyrightSchoolReaders image captionVolunteer Chris Dowd said he "wasn't sure it was going to work", but children had taken to remote online reading with him A charity that recruits volunteers to listen to pupils read says it is "going to be needed more than ever" when schools fully reopen. Schoolreaders, a Bedford-based literacy organisation, says reading attainment has fallen during the lockdowns. Jane Whitbread, its director, said: "It's almost like we were created for this time; we are needed so much now." The charity had seen a rise in the number of voluntee...

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