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jeff303
1604 days ago
Yep, it's the most insanely underappreciated public health intervention in history.
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thinkcontext
1604 days ago
Many public health people say that iodized salt takes those laurels. Or maybe its the most bang for the buck, at an estimated $.05/person/year to prevent intellectual and developmental problems. Guess it depends on exactly what you mean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodised_salt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodised_salt