Can you eat iodized salt if you are allergic to iodine?

Answer 1

Do Americans need iodized salt? YES! Americans especially need iodized salt. All prepackaged food, from dinners to snacks and mixes including condiments and frozen dinners must use non-iodized salt according to FDA rules and regulations. In the last twenty years there has been a rapid increase in the use of prepackaged food because of the busy 'in demand' life styles of many Americans. Because we are not preparing fresh food in our own kitchens and using iodized table salt in those preparations we have reduced the availability of this micro-nutrient to our metabolisms. Since our bodies cannot produce iodine, the thyroid gland needs a consistent supply of iodine on a regular basis to properly balance such necessary functions as body temperature and the ability to stay focused and on task. As a nation we are suffering the malaise of Hypothyroidism leading to a wide range of illness and disease as well as obesity. The latest culinary craze of using 'Kosher' salt in kitchens has reduced the use of 'old-fashioned' iodized table salt to dangerous levels. This epidemic has spread into our society and inflicted its damage without being detected but if we continue without iodine in our diets on a regular basis we will see higher incidents of mental retardation and the loss of weight control.

Answer 2

Well you certainly CAN (as in capable of) eat iodized salt if you are allergic to iodine, but that doesn't mean you won't have an allergic reaction... They put iodine in iodized salt purposefully (hence the name) because normally, the human body requires it and there are very few things in nature that we consume, that contain it naturally... other than some types of shell fish.

Answer 3

Yes, a person can take vitamins if they are allergic to iodine. They would have to look and make sure that the ingredients in the vitamins do not include iodine.

Answer 4

Yes you can