RC 261023SAfmAngela Ludek
Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday's Quantum mixed music-history birthdays with a practical health segment on iodine deficiency and South Africa's mandatory iodised salt, plus a talk on why people cling to emotional clutter.
- 04:45
South African law requires all salt sold for human consumption to be iodised, though coarse salt is an exception, and pink and Himalayan salts are not iodised.
- 04:41
Iodine needs nearly double in pregnancy, rising from about 150 to 250 micrograms a day, because the baby needs roughly 90 micrograms for brain development.
- 04:48
Mild iodine deficiency is often silent, with fatigue, constant tiredness, poor concentration, weight gain and constipation; a visible neck swelling, goitre, appears in severe cases.
- 04:52
The dietitian says about a quarter teaspoon of iodised salt a day can meet daily iodine needs, and salt is best added in the last 10 minutes of cooking to limit iodine loss.