America’s great salt swap began in the 1980s, when farmers’-market culture and the health-food movement helped American chefs ...

However, if you look closer at your table salt container, you'll notice it probably says something like "iodized salt." While most folks might not think twice about this since it's just one of ...

Researchers worry that iodine deficiency is making a comeback as people ditch table salt for kosher, pink Himalayan and other salts You can save this article by registering for free here.

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Whether it's kosher, Himalayan pink or sea salt, Canadians have a wide range of choices when it comes to salts. But what many of these don't have — or don't have much of — is iodine.

But after iodine supplements were shown to help prevent them, iodised salt was "rolled out" in 1924. By the 1940s, goiters had all but "vanished". Now, thanks to complacency, changing diets and a ...

And researchers say it's time for Canadians to pay attention to how much iodine they're getting. Table salt is one major source of iodine in Canada. In 1949, the government made it a mandatory ...