Why is iodine put into table salt?

Answer 1

Iodine is often used in table salt to fight iodine deficiency.

Iodine deficiency causes a variety of conditions including goiter, mental retardation, increased risk of Breast cancer among others.

Answer 2

Iodine is usually put into table salt; it is not a natural part of it. The government to decided to put iodine into table salt because table salt is something many people consume, and there people weren't getting enough iodine.

Answer 3

To prevent a disease known as goiter, which is an enlargement of the thyroid. Iodine is essential to proper functioning of the thyroid, which controls metabolism. Iodine is not commonly found in foods; by adding it to salt, most people get the required amount.

Answer 4

People who do not get enough Iodine in their diet will develop a disease galled "goitre" because the Thyroid Gland requires Iodine to make a hormone called "Thyroxine".

Governments therefore require Iodine to be added to table salt to prevent this disease in areas where the human diet would otherwise be deficient in Iodine.

Answer 5

Iodine is added to table salt as a way to prevent iodine deficiency in the population. Iodine is important for thyroid function and overall health, and adding it to salt ensures that people get enough in their diet.

Answer 6

Many people do not get iodine in their normal diet, and it's needed for proper thyroid function, so it's added.

Answer 7

Iodine is added to table salt in most of the western world, and helps combat thyroid problems such as goiters.

Answer 8

Iodine is added to salt to prevent iodine deficiencies. These deficiencies were common and often led to thyroid problems prior to the invention of iodized salt.

Answer 9

Iodine was introduced into salt to prevent a medical condition known as Goiter.