# Consequences of not using iodized salt anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902 "2016-12-17T01:03:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902/21 "2016-12-18T18:19:11Z")
I wonder if chips and nuts are salted with iodized salt? Do fast food restaurants salt their fries and burgers that way? That would be an effective way to ensure the public gets enough iodine. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902/22 "2016-12-18T20:55:53Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I wonder if chips and nuts are salted with iodized salt? I know I’ve seen “iodized salt” in ingredient lists. The PikNik sticks at hand are potatoes, oil and “sea salt.” Makes them so _healthy_. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902/23 "2016-12-18T22:20:02Z")
After discovering tempura seaweed at my local Chinese supermarket, iodine _deficiency_ is the least of my dietary worries… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902.md?page=1)