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Nichael Cramer  
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 More options Oct 12 1990, 2:23 pm
Newsgroups: misc.kids, sci.skeptic
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From: ncra...@bbn.com (Nichael Cramer)
Date: 12 Oct 90 19:23:13 GMT
Local: Fri, Oct 12 1990 2:23 pm
Subject: Re: Iodine in table salt

p...@actrix.co.nz (Paul Gillingwater) writes:
>Some countries, such as New Zealand, have very low levels of iodine
>as a trace element naturally occuring in the soil.  For this reason,
>we accept the addition of iodine to table salt as an important way
>to boost levels to avoid ill health.

Similarly, the American middle-west.  Where, since it was isolated from
seafood (another major source of nutritional iodine), goiters and other
thyroid problems had always been a major health problem until the
introduction of iodine supplements (like iodized salt).

N


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