A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland

Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by romwell on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @03:44PM (#38786524)

>The article states otherwise

No it doesn't. You're ignoring the context.

You can't have too much iodine when it's obtained from iodized salt.

...because you can't handle that much salt.

From the article: 10x'ing the concentration of iodine in salt had no adverse effects. You'd have to eat salt by the pound daily to reach levels where iodine is harmful, but at that point, that'll be the least of your worries.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by tomrod on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @04:28PM (#38786971)

To be fair to the interlocuters, kergonath left the salt out of his or her or their comment.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by Taniwha on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:26PM (#38788136)

I think that depends on the concentration of the iodine in the salt

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by simtel20 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @07:25PM (#38788539)

Right, but that's a standardized fortification so any iodized salt you get anywhere in the world now would make that statement true.

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