iStock A healthy person should not consume a low-salt diet as it may adversely raise health issues like diabetes, and cholesterol and even increase the risk of death, according to a top neurologist.

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist. A lack of natural iodine in the ...

Universal salt iodization is a simple way to combat this deficiency, especially vital for pregnant women ... It's essential ...

According to neurologists, consuming a low-salt diet may pose health risks, including diabetes, high cholesterol, and even ...

In the U.S., iodized salt has been for sale in stores since ... unlikely that you're not getting enough iodine in your diet. But iodine deficiency is common in developing countries.

Overall, the WHO estimates that iodine deficiency—one of the world’s most common nutritional gaps—affects around 2bn people ...

iodised salt was "rolled out" in 1924. By the 1940s, goiters had all but "vanished". Now, thanks to complacency, changing diets and a "lack of public-health education", iodine deficiency may be ...