Do you use Iodized Salt? Is it necessary?

[Anonymous]

We tend to use sea salt or kosher salt which isn't iodized. My dad commented this weekend that the kids aren't getting iodine. From a quick Google search, it seems that we can get iodine from milk/vegetables. But, I'm thinking I might be wiling to switch it up and use both iodized and regular just to hedge my bets!

Do you use iodized salt?

[Anonymous]

No we just use sea salt if we use salt at all.

[Anonymous]

no. we don't use iodized salt. balanced diet should be fine.

[Anonymous]

My midwife told me that she is beginning to see a lot of women with iodine deficiencies, and often it's because they are no longer using iodized salt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My midwife told me that she is beginning to see a lot of women with iodine deficiencies, and often it's because they are no longer using iodized salt.

Interesting. Is this something they test for? In routine blood work? Or, are the women symptomatic.

I remember learning that salt was iodized to prevent goiter!

[Anonymous]

I would use iodized salt if it didn't have all the other crap in it. You can buy iodine drops or eat seaweed or kelp.

[Anonymous]

I think balanced diet is sufficient in the vast manjority of cases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would use iodized salt if it didn't have all the other crap in it. You can buy iodine drops or eat seaweed or kelp.

This is what I was trying to avoid - I think iodized salt often has aluminum or that other stuff to preven caking?

[Anonymous]

Yes. You need iodized salt. Use it in moderation.

[Anonymous]

For some people it makes sense to use it. My mother's doctor recommended she use it sometimes to help with her thyroid. I can't remember the reason why, but some of her numbers were low - not low enough to warrant medication, but the doctor said iodized salt would help

[Anonymous]

We only use kosher salt.

[Anonymous]

Interesting article on iodine

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/complementary-medicine/201108/iodine-deficiency-old-epidemic-is-back

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My midwife told me that she is beginning to see a lot of women with iodine deficiencies, and often it's because they are no longer using iodized salt.

Interesting. Is this something they test for? In routine blood work? Or, are the women symptomatic.

I remember learning that salt was iodized to prevent goiter!

My midwife tested for it when I had other blood work done.

[Anonymous]

It is good for tyroid health, which many women need to keep healthy in middle age or after having babies. I'm all kinds of crunchy, but will use table salt and eat seaweed.

[Anonymous]

It make sense to not cut it out completely. I use both sea salt and Iodized salt, win win!