> The goal is to prevent mental retardation, not create Einsteins. I think it will do both, because iodine deficiency probably works across the board: Someone

> The goal is to prevent mental retardation, not create Einsteins. I think it will do both, because iodine deficiency probably works across the board: Someone who would otherwise be a genius may be reduced, by iodine deficiency, to being merely quite bright. Someone who would be quite bright is reduced to merely average. And someone who would be a bit thick is reduced to being retarded. So by preventing mental retardation, they're also creating Einsteins. A win-win situation.