Experts worry that reducing salt will lead to iodine deficiency
June 24, 2010 in Nutrition, Pregnancy by blog.nutritiondata
How ironic. Iodized salt was introduced in the 1920s as a way to prevent iodine deficiency. It worked! But now, the American Thyroid Association is worried that if the sodium police get their way and people really start cutting back on salt, thyroid problems and birth defects could be an unintended consequence. Your body needs iodine in order to produce thyroid hormone. Iodine deficiency is especially dangerous (and especially common) during pregnancy, when it can cause problems with the infant's…