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The US does already provide iodine supplementation, just via table salt and not water (I suspect because it's a more convenient way to deliver such supplementat
by advisedwang 2y ago
The US does already provide iodine supplementation, just via table salt and not water (I suspect because it's a more convenient way to deliver such supplementation)
- SoftTalker 2y agoI almost never use table salt, but most prepared/processed food is loaded with salt. Is that salt typically iodized?
- cryptonector 2y agoWhy not? Salt is an essential nutrient.
- advisedwang 2y agoYes, but most people get far more than is needed. In fact we often are eating enough to be pushing us towards hypertension.
- lupusreal 2y agoIf you eat "too much" salt you get thirsty, drink more water, piss out the salt and restore balance. The myth of salt being unhealthy was funded by snack food companies who knew that if they scared people away from adding salt to their normal meals they would still crave salt and likely turn to snack foods to satisfy that craving. Adding salt to your home cooked meals and abstaining from junk food is the healthy choice.
- cryptonector 2y agoSalt is essential to neurological well-being. As you say, as long as your kidneys are healthy, you can have much more salt in your diet than is currently recommended. (Obviously not too much at once, as that can kill you.)
- advisedwang 2y agoThe physiology is not that simple, and there is experimental evidence showing a relationship between salt consumption and hypertension. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6770596/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6770596/
- lupusreal 2y agoThat salt typically is not iodized.
- throwaway59148 2y agoSome of us who eat Japanese food (which is often very high in iodine, mostly from seaweeds like kombu) appreciate that we aren't forced to overdose even further!