Nutritional support for the thyroid support should be a priority in Down syndrome.

Thyroid disease occurs with greater frequency in individuals with Down syndrome than in control populations.
Patients are at risk from infancy through adult life. The effect of the onset of hypothyroidism in a child with Down syndrome can be devastating – plateauing or even loss of intellectual function achieved after so much work with infant learning programs.
Weight gain, sluggishness, constipation and growth deviation from a previous channel of growth.
All this can be prevented making sure the thyroid is working at its best:-
– Iodine,
– Vitamin D,
– Iron,
– Zinc and
– Selenium levels
These are all very important nutrients. Studies suggest interpretation of thyroid test results differ slightly in Down syndrome. Nutritional support for the thyroid support should be a priority in Down syndrome.
Encouraging you to get these checked out!