When was the lsat time you bought *salt* (idodized of course)

[UTUSN]

Reminder: In ancient times salt was a high value commodity just saying


*** Am out of routine use

[Lilithschyld]

1. Just curious... why does it have to be iodized?

[msongs]

3. iodine is used to prevent some disease. many ppl supposedly have low amounts so it was added to salt

quite a while back

[Lilithschyld]

5. Thanks, I do understand the need for it. I have a stockpile of iodized salt myself.

I was just curious about why it was highlighted as the type of salt.

[Hekate]

11. Goiter, a swelling of the thyroid gland indicating very low thyroid. As a nutritional disease...

…it actually can be very bad for a person. Iodide is a preventative. (See link)

In any case, the addition of iodide to table salt in the early 20th century just about wiped it out in the US.

As with the addition of Vitamin D to milk that wiped out the deformed and weakened bones caused by rickets, this was a very successful public health measure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goitre

[leftieNanner]

2. I buy it all the time!

Regular mostly for baking, and kosher salt for cooking.

[msongs]

4. use a bit of sea salt several times a week. otherwise not much. avoid salty foods mostly nt

[RockRaven]

6. Maybe 6-12 months, but can't say I know exactly.

We do a lot of cooking and baking at home, but boxes of iodized table salt still last a long time (and we buy whatever the largest size is at the supermarket whenever we have need of it), and longer still since we also buy/use kosher salt instead for various things.

[UTUSN]

7. Good answer!

[ret5hd]

8. OK...fun idea just popped in my head...

can we start spreading “the dems are going to take your iodized salt away!!!”

the gullible start stockpiling salt

then we spread “paper towels!!!”

they start stockpiling paper towels.

then ceramic floor tiles. then plastic shower curtains. then dawn dish soap.

oh, the possibilities are endless.

[UTUSN]

9. Let's *do* it!

[LeftInTX]

10. 30 years ago? Still got the same container.

[Skittles]

12. I don't have any

I do not use salt.