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Second-largest salt producer state ranks last in usage of iodised salt; children lose up to 15 IQ points due to iodine deficiencyTamil Nadu, India's second-largest salt producer, has the lowest share of households using adequately iodised salt, with just 62% meeting t...
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Himalayan salt or iodised salt: Which one protects your brain? Hyderabad doctor answersDoctor Sudhir Kumar debunks the health claims surrounding Pink Himalayan salt. He states that while it contains trace minerals, they offer ...
Doctors say your Thyroid loves these foods, and you probably aren’t eating enoughA healthy thyroid needs the right foods to work well. Doctors say nutrients like iodine, selenium, zinc, protein, and antioxidants play a b...
6 signs you might be low on iodine and what to do about itFeeling off lately? Iodine deficiency is often overlooked but can deeply affect your thyroid and overall health. Watch out for these subtle...
6 must-have iodine-rich foods for better metabolismIodine is essential for thyroid health and metabolism regulation. Including iodine-rich foods in your diet helps prevent deficiencies, supp...
Superfoods, ginger, a dose of Vitamin D: A care package for your temperamental thyroid glandThyroid patients generally have very strict dietary restrictions.
Madison Media executes Tata Salt's multi-media innovation for World Iodine DayMadison Media built the campaign on the thought of the ‘MissingI’ conceptualised by Tata Salt and their creative agency Ogilvy.
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav intensifies attack on Modi govt on note banThe big ones shall escape by managing documents as none of them was sighted in the queues before banks and ATMs, Akhilesh Yadav said
Over 71 million people suffering from goitre: GovernmentMore than 71 million people in the country are suffering from goitre and other iodine- deficiency disorders, Health Minister JP Nadda said.
Iodine supplements during pregnancy may boost kids' IQGiving women iodine supplements during pregnancy could boost their children's IQ & result in cost savings worth millions for health care sy...
Indian lab wins battle to patent cheaper iodised saltIndia won a unique but bruising patent battle on a new way of producing iodised salt against a huge multi-national company.
- India gives NRs 51.75 million aid to Nepal
India today gave an aid of NRs 51.75 million as part of assistance to Nepal for supplying iodised salt in a bid to fight iodine-deficiency ...
Poor iodine intake by pregnant women harming IQ of babiesIodine is required for the production of thyroid hormones, which are crucial for foetal development, with links between iodine deficiency a...
Iodine bindis for tribal women to fight deficiencyThe idea for the iodine bindi project named Life Saving Dot-Jeevan Bindi was conceived and incubated in Singapore.
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje demands removal of ban on non-iodised saltShobha Karandlaje said that intake of only iodised salt creates imbalance in human body as everyone does not have an iodine deficiency.
- After milk, salt under government’s FSSAI quality scanner
After milk, salt - another most common food item - is under the Food Safety Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) scanner.
- India included in international body canvassing iodised salt
India, one of leading salt producing countries in world, has been admitted into Iodine Network.
- India, Pakistan among countries with worst iodine deficiency
World experts in iodine deficiency have set a goal of working toward eliminating iodine deficiency, by assigning top support priority to In...
- HRD ministry plans nutritious midday meals for children
The biggest school meal scheme, the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, better known as the midday meal scheme,...