But while all these salts contain sodium, only one—table salt—has been fortified with iodine, an essential nutrient. The practice of iodizing salt began in the 1920s as a way to address ...

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 ...

Their findings indicate the importance of maintaining adequate levels of iodine intake, primarily through iodized salt, for reducing the risk of frailty when living with diabetes, especially among ...

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 ...