You're probably well aware that your salt shaker could lead to high blood pressure, water retention, and other health issues ...
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Pink Himalayan salt and white table salt differ in origin, composition, and benefits. Himalayan salt, sourced from Pakistan, ...
though it most commonly pops up as an iodine salt rather than elemental iodine. It’s naturally found in foods such as seaweed, fish, and eggs. Iodine can also be found in dairy products and ...
Full disclosure: I use kosher salt for everything. Its flavor is super clean and concentrated (it’s pure sodium chloride, without the addition of iodine), which is why it’s arguably the go-to ...
A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread and some other foods ...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it would soon clamp down on non-iodised salt products on the markets to curb the occurrence of iodine deficiency disorders. The Authority stressed that ...