A person would have to consume more than 3 pounds of iodized salt to obtain the amount of iodine in a single tablet of potassium iodide for use... The Salt Institute, trade group for all things salty, ...

Salts, also classified as electrolytes or minerals, are essential for human survival. Salt is a common term to describe a molecule that contains a positively charged ion paired with a negatively ...

Radiation fears from the shutdown of nuclear reactors in earthquake ravaged Japan has caused a run on potassium iodide and raised questions about the health effects of taking the substance. It also ...

It looks like salt and tastes like salt, but it can support lower blood pressure.

Low-sodium salt is like table salt, but with some sodium replaced with potassium chloride. Other low-sodium alternatives include iodized, kosher, pink Himalayan, and sea salt. Iodized salt is a source ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say salt is the ...

If you live near any of Pennsylvania's four nuclear power plants, you will be able to get a fresh batch of potassium iodide tablets in mid August, to use in case of a radiation leak. But what are ...

One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their ...

The Salt Institute, trade group for all things salty, has a simple message for you: Iodized table salt should not be used as protection against radioactive fallout. As the nuclear situation in Japan ...