• rImITywR@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Its not the 19th century anymore. Iodine deficiency is not a serious concern in most civilized countries. Most people can get enough iodine from their diets from dairy/eggs/fish/legumes.

      You don’t need iodized salt, go ahead and use fancy salt. If you’re really concerned, take a multivitamin every now and then.

        • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Wtf?

          Google “sea salt iodine”

          I buy providing sources for esoteric or new information, but this has been known since probably the 1800s.

          • state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
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            3 months ago

            I did and while your claim is true, sea salt does contain iodine, the amount is much, much lower than salt with added iodine. The numbers I found said that sea salt contains 0.1 to 2mg iodine per kilogram. While salt with added iodine contains 15 to 25mg/kg. And there are scientists saying that’s not enough.

            • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              Yep, it’s not a huge dose, and there are debates as to whether it’s enough etc….

              But the fact still stands.

          • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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            2 months ago

            Why the fuck are you telling me to Google shit when you made the claim and the burden of proof lies with you?

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      3 months ago

      We live near the sea, eat plenty of seafood, and iodized salt tastes nasty.

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    2 months ago

    Flaked sea salt actually dissolves slower, not faster than standard table salt on account of its larger crystals!