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Americans are eating more fancy salt— like kosher salt, sea salt, and fleur de sel — that don’t contain iodine, and less table salt, like Morton’s, which is typically fortified with iodine.

Hello - Tried a couple of single malts recently for the first time. The ones I gravitated towards had a slight iodine taste. It was kind of intriguing. Anyone tell me which distillers are kown for having this taste in their...

showing that a diet high in iodine seems to exacerbate acne. He gave me the list of food that I should avoid, and the number one food was sushi. Since I love it and eat it all the time, I was a little perturbed. He claims the...

, but not completely. So, does anybody know why the shrimp get iodiney? Something they ate? Something in the handling or processing? More importantly, is there something I can do to shrimp once I get it home to get rid of any...

I use kosher salt for everything. Should I be worried about not getting enough iodine in my diet??? Happy New Year to all...

Asked my endocrinologist about that and he said that today we have better access to iodine containing foods. Fish, oysters, clams, all sorts of good stuff. Iodized salt is still on store shelves because it’s what people...

Had dinner at a well known reputable restaurant 2 weeks ago. The shrimp/scallop appetizer had an unpleasant iodine aftertaste and caused me to have a burning throat as if I had a raw throat. I dont have any allergies and this...

exactly how Laphroaig was made. He said that because there are few (if any) trees in Islay, they use peat and seaweed in the making of the scotch. This is what explained the earthy dung smell and the iodine taste of the drink. My...

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If you’ve ever wondered whether throwing down four bucks for a bag of fancy fleur de sel is worth it, wonder no longer: David Lebovitz makes an excellent case for the pricey crystals.

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Iodine is a chemical necessary for proper thyroid function. It is added to salt to prevent goiters in people who lack iodine in their diet. This used to be a problem for people in inland areas, since iodine most commonly found in...

In the U.S., regular table salt has iodine added to it, which Kosher salt does not.