These days, you can find dozens of different varieties of salt in almost every grocery store and dozens more in specialty shops. Aleksandr Zubkov via Getty Images Not so long ago, if you asked most ...

There are three primary types of salt used in cooking: kosher, iodized, and sea salt. Professional chefs overwhelmingly ...

In the early 20th century, iodine deficiency was ravaging much of the northern United States. The region was widely known as the “goiter belt,” for the goiters - heavily swollen thyroid glands - that ...

A five-year study in Shanghai reveals that using iodized salt could help prevent frailty in older adults with diabetes—particularly those with underactive thyroids. Study: Association of iodized salt ...

Reducing table salt can have some health benefits, but, cutting iodized salt can mean shorting yourself on an important nutrient - iodine. Our bodies are unable to make this mineral, yet it’s key for ...

Simple goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) is one of the few diseases which might be conquered by Act of Congress. Prevalent in a wide “goiter belt” running from western New York through the ...

Iodized salt helps prevent iodine-deficiency disorders, including goiters and certain birth defects. Yet it’s unclear how this seasoning interacts with chloramine-treated drinking water if some of the ...

TO PROTECT pregnant women and children from lifelong learning and developmental problems, the Cebu City Council is ...