Can You Pass the Salt Please?
I have heard now from a couple of people that the water in Germany contains very little iodine and fluoride and that it is recommended to buy salt that contains both. Has anyone come across this as well? Supposedly, the recommended dose for adults of iodine is 150mg.
Apparently, too little iodine can cause thyroid and hormone problems. Mineral water can be supplemental too in a diet low in iodine.
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Actually, too *much* iodine can also cause thyroid and hormone problems so it's not really advisable to supplement your diet unless your doctor has diagnosed you with iron deficiency. It's a myth that Germany is an 'iodine poor' country since almost all foods (dairy products, meat, eggs, packaged foods etc) have iodine added to them by the industry these days whether we like it or not. I have an autoimmune thyroid condition and have been told to stay faaar away from iodine.
Sorry, IODINE, not iron deficiency in the part about the doctor. :-)
Thanks Christina, I wasn't aware that so many products contain iodine. I know that fish does but not the other things you mentioned.
Ditto what Christina said.
In the US iodine is suplimented in most salt. As Christina pointed out, there are usually many other ways to get iodine, but there were regions where the soils didn't release iodine for plant uptake and many people had goiter.
I am not aware of drinking water iodine supplimentation in the US. Many, but not all, communities in the US add fluoride to drinking water to improve dental health, much as cereals have added folic acid in Britain to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in babies.
In Germany, the State is philisophically opposed to adding anything to the drinking water - it is to be made available subject to certain restrictions in its most natural form.
I wonder if the dairy products etc have iodine because of all the added salt? (Re salt: my dad is now on a low sodium diet and pre-packaged cold cuts contain much more salt than what you buy at the counter!)
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