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Some Sea Salt Is Iodized

Q. You recently wrote that sea salt has no iodine, but there are brands on the market that are iodized. I use Hain Iodized Sea Salt and I have also seen Morton Iodized Sea Salt. I trust this is a better choice than regular salt.

A. Thank you for alerting us to these brands of iodized sea salt. When you use one of them you don’t have to worry about too little iodine in the diet causing goiter. Most sea salt has very little iodine, raising the concern about thyroid health and goiter.

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Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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