America’s great salt swap began in the 1980s, when farmers’-market culture and the health-food movement helped American chefs acquaint themselves with specialty ingredients, Bitterman told me: ...

To curb this growing problem, iodized salt was introduced in 1924 in Michigan and quickly proved to be an efficient way to decrease iodine deficiency. While iodized salt remains an important ...

Lower iodine levels and use of non-iodized salt are linked to a higher risk of frailty in people with type 2 diabetes. This ...

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 ...

Scientists present a promising material for addressing iodine pollution and recovering iodine resources from seawater.

PETALING JAYA: Iodine must be added to salt being sold in Malaysia as part of a new rule that seeks to tackle iodine deficiency, says the Health Ministry. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor ...