# How necessary is iodized salt?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 18, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-iodized-salt/119721 "2002-07-18T23:40:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-iodized-salt/119721/21 "2002-07-21T22:39:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \*  
> \*\*BTW, I think “mongoloid” got the bad rap as it identified a medical syndrome involving retardation with a particular ethnic group. “Cretin” doesn’t do that. \*\*

Tell that to someone from Crete! 😉

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