realized the lack of iodized salt in the human diet. I am hypothyroid so have a personal interest. I am going to do a follow-up on this issue once I get some questions I have submitted to manufacturers answered.
The article you cited affirms my initial conclusion and states "But here's the rub: between 75% and 90% of sodium in the average American's diet comes from prepared or processed food, and most food companies don't use iodized salt." Another claim in your article states "In the 1950s and 1960s, the use of iodine-based disinfectants in the dairy industry and iodine-based conditioners in the commercial baking industry put many Americans on track to getting too much iodine." I have found this claim to be false as some of the info I have gathered states that Canada requires iodine in all of its salt. So why are Canadians not at risk but Americans are on track to getting too much iodine when we don't add iodine to all of our salt/food?
Also, there is sodium iodine and potassium iodide. My initial research based on comments posted claimed that Centrum Silver for Women contains iodine but a listing of their ingredients does not list iodine, so I am thus far concluding that the iodine contained in Centrum Silver for Women is potassium iodide.
What is the difference between IODINE and IODIDE? Potassium iodide and iodine are often confused with each other or used interchangeably because of a similar component: iodine. Iodine is the element found on the periodic chart. However, the molecular form, which consists of two atoms of iodine stuck together, is not found in nature. Iodide is the salt, which could for example, be iodine combined with calcium or potassium, and can be found in seaweed sources and mineral deposits.
Thanks for the link. If you have further comments I'd like to hear them.
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