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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 6:23 pm
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Originally Posted by emma69
But a lot of people don't get the iodine that is now in most processed salt- it is not the lack of sodium chloride that causes mental retardation, goiter etc. it is the lack of iodine. Before salt was iodized, there were issues with iodine deficiency in the US, Canada etc, as people do not get enough iodine from their normal diet - and there are continues elsewhere in the world where the deficiency is still a widespread problem.
I guess you didn't mention iodine in your posts prior.. so it is without doubt we do need some iodine in our daily diet..

What other foods are there that contain iodine? Sort of suffering to gain a benefit if we are adding more salt than we need..
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