You will learn about the types of new product categories, such as new product lines or repositioned products, and the new product development process, from idea generation to commercialization.
In areas where there is little iodine in the diet, typically remote inland areas and semi-arid equatorial climates where no marine foods are eaten, iodine deficiency gives rise to hypothyroidism, symptoms of which are extreme fatigue, goiter, mental slowing, depression, weight gain, and low basal body temperatures.
When iodine deficiency was first recognized as a public concern in the 1920âs, iodine was subsequently added first to flour, then to salt, and the problem was considered solved. In the US, itâs estimated that one in seven women suffers from iodine deficiency. -Caldwell, K., et al. 2005; Hollowell, J., et al. 1998. But many people donât know that flour isnât iodized anymore, and iodization of salt is still voluntary in the US â only one-fifth of our salt is actually iodized.