Iodized Salt - Greater Good or Curtailing Freedom?

Mar 26, 2007
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Do you think that consumers should be tricked into consuming iodized salt or should individual Americans get to decide? Seems to be a hot topic these days with alot of ignorance free flowing about. We're fed all this bunk about iodine preventing mental retardation, but iodine is the same stuff they use to sanitize skin and kill bugs in water. Besides, kids are born with disabilities regardless of whether their mommas ate salt. And the government is encouraging groceries to carry salt laced with this stuff?!

I'm personally sick of the misleading labeling, but I understand why some people would be duped by Morton, et al., all of whom stand to benefit financially by selling the more expensive iodized salt products

What say you?
 

Big_Blue79

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Screw iodized salt. I have a right to increase the chance of goiter in my children due to iodine deficiency.

Personally, I prefer Kosher salt, but now I wonder if I have been captured by the subtle manipulations of the Israeli lobby.
 

RacerX.ksr

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I eat a lot of salt because it keeps my blood thin, that makes it easier for my heart to pump it. Goes without saying that I'm upset my government thinks I need that much iodine. We should have a choice of mercurochrome or merthioliate salt if we want it.
 

We-Todd-Did

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Iodized salt is completely unnecessary. 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IdaCat

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Never even thought about it. All salt is the same to me.
 

Xception

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I want a colored (red,green,blue,purple) salt so I can see how much is coming out of the shaker .