Expectant mums . Kiwi diets

Expectant mums are being prescribed iodine to combat a lack of salt in Kiwi diets.

The Ministry of Health has recommended iodine supplements to pregnant women to aid foetal brain development and thyroid function.

The ministry hopes the supplements will counteract the effects of a health-conscious move away from salt, and iodised table salt in particular.

"A few things have reduced the amount of iodine, healthy things really," Auckland District Health Board clinical director of maternal foetal medicine Dr Emma Parry said. "It's partly through the use of rock salt and the changes in the way we process milk, there's less iodine in the drum."

Women need more iodine than normal when expecting, but seven-months pregnant Ellerslie mum Sally Jarvis was not advised to take it when whe was carrying her first child, son Harrison, now 15 months.

She's among the expectant mothers to have been prescribed the subsidised one-a-day 150 microgram iodine tablets.

"It's kind of natural, we've been told too much salt is bad for you.

"We use rock or sea salt," she said.

Iodine helps produce thyroid hormones that maintain the body's metabolism and support growth and development in children, the ministry's website says.

It's also essential for brain development.

Although the lack of iodine in the average diet is unlikely to result in brain damage, it's important that enough of the nutrient is absorbed to help a child reach it's "IQ potential", Parry said.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority recommends adults consume 150 micrograms of iodine each day, with pregnant women needing 220mcg.

Iodine is found in seafood, milk and eggs, as well as in iodised salt and bread.

The ministry said it was difficult for New Zealanders to get the recommended amount from food, so iodised salt was added to bread in 2009.

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