Kosher salt is made solely from sodium chloride and doesn’t usually contain additives or iodine. It’s less dense than table salt, and often used in cooking because the larger grains are easy ...

Like sea salt, Himalayan salt is minimally processed and doesn’t have iodine added to it. It’s available in a fine grind or coarsely ground crystals. (It's also amazing for making salt water ...

A micronutrient status survey will start in May next year with technical support from the US Centers for Disease Control.

The practice of iodizing salt began in the 1920s to combat iodine deficiency in various populations. Sea Salt, on the other hand, is harvested through the evaporation of seawater or water from ...

Alternatives like sea salt or pink Himalayan salt tend not to contain iodine. Processed foods – the source of an ever-increasing majority of the salt in people's diets – are generally free of ...

PETALING JAYA: Salt sold in Malaysia must be added with iodine from next month under a new ruling to tackle iodine deficiency among children after almost half of the pupils in Malaysia were found ...

PETALING JAYA: Iodine must be added to salt being sold in Malaysia as part of a new rule that seeks to tackle iodine deficiency, says the Health Ministry. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor ...