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    What is iodized salt

    • Last Update: 2019-11-08
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: many people who want to keep healthy have begun to pay attention to the problem of salt Meanwhile, low sodium salt, iodized salt, non iodized salt and so on have also been introduced in the market So what is non iodized salt? Let's take a look at it with Xiaobian Salt is an essential material in life It is the key to people's survival and is indispensable to health With the promotion of healthy life in modern times, people are more and more inclined to eat salt without iodine What is salt without iodine? Let's learn about it with the small safety net Non iodized salt is a kind of refined salt without iodide in salt Iodine is an important raw material for the synthesis of essential thyroid hormone, which affects the production, development and metabolism of the body Iodine exists in nature People mainly take it from drinking water, food, vegetables and the surrounding environment In addition, long-term consumption of iodized salt by suitable people will not harm health, but for people in iodine deficient areas, long-term consumption of iodized salt may cause the following consequences: 1 Iodine deficiency in adults is easy to cause goiter: iodine is an essential element for the synthesis of thyroid hormones If adults eat iodine free salt for a long time, which leads to the lack of iodine, the body can not synthesize enough thyroid hormones, the results of body feedback will lead to thyroid hyperplasia and thyroid gland swelling 2 Iodine deficiency of pregnant women is easy to affect fetal development: if pregnant women eat iodine free salt for a long time, it may affect the development of fetal nerves and muscles due to serious iodine deficiency, resulting in the increase of fetal mortality in the embryonic and perinatal period 3 Children's iodine deficiency is easy to affect their intelligence and height development: if children eat iodized salt for a long time, they are easy to suffer from mental decline, deafness and hoarseness, emaciation of face, and development disorder of skeleton and reproductive system, resulting in hypochondriasis The above is what is the content of iodized salt If you need to know more about iodized salt and other small knowledge, please continue to pay attention to the food safety common sense column of Baibai safety net Editor in charge: Wang Xiaoli
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