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Why would that be a reason to ban iodized salt?
by ycombinatrix 2y ago
Why would that be a reason to ban iodized salt?
- xiande04 2y agoEven without iodized salt, Japan is one of the highest consumers of iodine worldwide. [1] But I agree. Even though iodized salt is pointless in Japan, so is the law banning it (assuming OP is correct, and it is in fact banned). [1]: https://anaturalhealingcenter.com/documents/Thorne/articles/Iodine13-2.pdf https://anaturalhealingcenter.com/documents/Thorne/articles/...
- numpad0 2y agoIIUC it's not specifically banned by name in a law, more like not on the whitelist for food additives. Industrialized foodstuffs manufacturing in late 20th century Japan was wild, and additives are managed on approvals basis than bans as the result.
- slongfield 2y agoToo much iodine can lead to thyroid problems, and this has been a problem in some subgroups in Japan: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/107/6/e2634/6516999 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/107/6/e2634/6516999