Many American diets may not include enough iodine

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMany American diets may not include enough iodine, an essential mineral, and the rise of fancy salts may be part of the picture, Science News reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRubbish. Fancy salt is the healthiest thing in my kitchen.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI pay nine pounds for a pot of pink gravel. It came with a tiny wooden spoon. That's medicine.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNine pounds.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPrice is proof, Hank. By that logic my mortgage is a vitamin.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report says there are signs people aren't getting enough iodine, as fancy salts multiply and eating habits change.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo I've been paying extra to be shortchanged on a crucial mineral.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive it a decade and the whole country will be walking into doors, politely, in expensive pink light.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThose are signs, not a head count. The piece doesn't prove any one person is short, and it doesn't blame your pot.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo what's the ruling?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's complicated. A salt isn't a health upgrade just because it costs more. Talk to your doctor about your diet.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine. Fancy pepper, then. Nine pounds, and it comes with its own grinder. Proof.