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[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 year ago

Is this a good enough excuse to push iodized salt? Yes it is.

If you're the kind of person who is only using kosher, himalayan, or any other fancy salts, you should really include an iodized variant in your home as well. You only need a small pinch of it per day. Companies started including iodine in their salt for good reason - people were dying of iodine deficiency. Iodine is not easy to get naturally from food, especially if you live in a northern region.

But because there was a fad for those other fancy salts, we're seeing a resurgence of iodine deficiencies and hypothyroidism. Do not skip on the stuff, it's an essential nutrient!

And bonus points for blood pressure health if you opt for potassium-based salt substitutes.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

Specially important for people on a plant based diet, as most good sources of iodine in food are from animals (eggs, liver, milk, seafood). So using iodine salt is a very simple alternative.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Even without iodized salt it's easy to get iodine on a plant-based diet, it just comes down to adding a small amount of some kind of seaweed each day, dulse flakes being a good choice.

But iodized salt is simpler, cheaper, more available, so that's usually my default.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know about you but seaweed is not often part of my pantry.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

It was in mine, for a while. Like with the salt, the iodine levels in seaweed are generally so high that only a tiny amount is necessary. In some dishes I couldn't taste it at all, and in others it would add a subtle seafood quality to the dish. It's often a key ingredient in mock seafoods.

If you're somebody who is extremely committed to the 'whole' in whole foods, it's the defacto choice. Otherwise it's just nice to have more options.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

That's good to know at least.

[-] socsa@piefed.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry I have thyroid disorder so iodized salt is bad shit

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

What is your thyroid disorder?

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