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.
Since the daily iodine requirement is only 150mcg and that most processed foods contain no iodized salt, your post stating that the quantities of salt in processed food has a use is rather invalid.
Salt used in processed foods is not iodized. Given that people are cooking less at home and buying either restaurant or processed foods
Iodized salt