Why Iodide in Salt?

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Iodine (In the Form of Iodide) Is Added to Table Salt to Help Prevent Iodine Deficiency. Since the 1980S There Have Been Efforts to Have Universal Salt...

Why Iodide in Salt?

Iodine (in the form of iodide) is added to table salt to help prevent iodine deficiency. Since the 1980s there have been efforts to have universal salt iodization

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Iodised salt (also spelled iodized salt) is table salt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine. The ingestion of iodine prevents iodine deficiency. Worldwide, iodine deficiency affects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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. This has been an affordable and effective way to combat iodine deficiency around the world, but not all salt contains iodine, however.

Do you need iodide in salt?

Iodized salt is essential for your health, but you should have it in moderation. Iodine is a trace mineral common in dairy products, seafood, grains, and eggs. People combine iodine with table salt to reduce iodine deficiency.

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Why is iodized salt bad for you?

Too little salt -- iodized salt, that is -- is dangerous, too. It's the iodine in iodized salt that helps the body make thyroid hormone, which is critical to an infant's brain development. A little salt is essential to good health.

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