I have been concerned about this for a few years. I even wrote to my Member of parliament trying to highlight the importance of creating a public awareness prog

I have been concerned about this for a few years. I even wrote to my Member of parliament trying to highlight the importance of creating a public awareness program. My nephew was born with hypothyroidism and was severly ill at birth and it was not picked up by the doctors for over two weeks. He will need to be on medication for the rest of his life. Puberty will be delayed until he is in his late 20's or early 30's. I looked at the worlds data on iodine deficiency and there has been a steady increase over the years. One of the man factors was that Iodine used to be added to salt and other foods, but now it is not, so you have to find a specific iodine salt. In the late 80's every one and his dog started to be all modern and only use sea salt which has no iodine No one that I spoke to was aware of the importance of iodine in our diets