iodine is added to salt in the united states to prevent kidney disease deficiency.
iodine is added to salt in the united states to prevent kidney disease deficiency.
iodine is added to salt in the united states to prevent which deficiency?
kidney disease
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iodised salt (also spelled iodized salt) is table salt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine. the ingestion of iodine prevents iodine deficiency. worldwide, iodine deficiency affects about two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities. deficiency also causes thyroid gland problems, including "endemic goitre". in many countries, iodine deficiency is a major public health problem that can be cheaply addressed by purposely adding small amounts of iodine to the sodium chloride salt.
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salt can also be double-fortified with iron and iodine. the iron is microencapsulated with stearin to prevent it from reacting with the iodine in the salt. by providing iron in addition to iodine in the convenient delivery vehicle of salt, it could serve as a sustainable approach to combating both iodine and iron deficiency disorders in areas where both deficiencies are prevalent.
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