Comments on: Salted: A Manifesto on the World’s Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes http://www.saltnews.com/2010/10/salted-a-manifesto-on-the-worlds-most-essential-mineral-with-recipes/ the world of gourmet salt Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mel Abesamis http://www.saltnews.com/2010/10/salted-a-manifesto-on-the-worlds-most-essential-mineral-with-recipes/comment-page-1/#comment-33885 Mel Abesamis Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:34:41 +0000 http://www.saltnews.com/?p=415#comment-33885 In the Philippines, it is required by law that edible salt for human health reasons should be iodized whereas in Japan iodized salt is banned. I wonder how it is in other countries. What I understand is that iodine deficiency can cause birth abnormalities and other health problems but that in the Philippines this deficiency occurs mostly in highland communities where fish and seafood is not a primary part of the diet. In Japan, this is not the case even in the highlands. So shouldn't the iodized law in the Philippines be applied only to the highlands, because of the danger in overdose of iodine among lowlanders if edible salt is iodized when iodine is already present in a diet with seafood? In the Philippines, it is required by law that edible salt for human health reasons should be iodized whereas in Japan iodized salt is banned. I wonder how it is in other countries.

What I understand is that iodine deficiency can cause birth abnormalities and other health problems but that in the Philippines this deficiency occurs mostly in highland communities where fish and seafood is not a primary part of the diet. In Japan, this is not the case even in the highlands.

So shouldn’t the iodized law in the Philippines be applied only to the highlands, because of the danger in overdose of iodine among lowlanders if edible salt is iodized when iodine is already present in a diet with seafood?

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