On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:23:02 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> graham wrote:
>>
>>>> Yeah. You'd better send an email out to Mayo Clinic correcting their
>>>> website. It's www.mayoclinic.com and just give them your credentials
>>>> and ask them to correct the article.:
>>>> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sea-salt/AN01142
>>>>
>>>> "Sea salt is produced through evaporation of seawater..."
>>>> "Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits..."
>>> There was a little more to that article. It said that sea salt is less
>>> refined and has trace elements. It also said that table salt has additives
>>> to prevent clumping. It also often has iodine added. FWIW, in Canada, all
>>> table salt is iodized.
>>>
>> IIRC in the UK as well to prevent goitre.
>> Graham
>
> My wacko health food freak ex SiL used to insist that sea salt was
> better because it was saltier. She changed her stance when her daughter
> developed a goiter. Now she uses iodized salt.

it's unchristian of me, but...

<snort>

your pal,
blake