Re. Iodine biofortification through plant biotechnology: Plant biofortification as a potential strategy to address iodine deficiency

Salt iodization is considered a cost-effective public health strategy, estimated at only $0.02 to $0.05/y per child covered, with costs per child death averted about $1000 and per disability-adjusted life-year gained, $34 to $36 [4]. [...]iodine deficiency in utero and in early childhood damages the developing brain, leading to the loss of millions of IQ points globally, making it one of the most important preventable causes of brain damage worldwide [4].