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Show Have You a Question? Ask C. Houston Goudisi -- C Houston Goudisi has put at the disposal of readers of this newspaper all the facilities of his famous Experimental Ex-perimental Kitchen Laboratory m New York City. He will gladly answer an-swer questions concerning foods and diet. It's not necessary to write a letter unless you desire, for post card inquiries will receive the same careful attention. Address him at 6 East 39th Street, New York City. the water and soil, and the season, the iodine content being at a maximum max-imum in the autumn and winter. In general, it may be said that the leaves of plants contain more iodine than the roots, and that leafy vegetables and legumes store more than fruits, with the exception of cranberries, which are a good source. When the soil is rich in iodine, watercress becomes be-comes a fine source of this substance. K- lodized Salt One of the most satisfactory i methods for adding iodine to the diet, especially in goiterous regions, re-gions, is through the use of iodized salt. In Detroit, a city-wide test of iodized salt reduced the prevalence preva-lence of simple goiter from 36 per cent to 2 per cent. Similar figures fig-ures have been cited for other localities. lo-calities. Iodized salt costs no more than ordinary table salt and is an excellent safeguard against simple goiter. --Iodine --Iodine in Drinking Water Even in early times, it was believed be-lieved that there was some relation rela-tion between goiter and drinking water, and recent evidence has disclosed that there was a sound basis for this belief. Two investigators investi-gators found that the water id a large part of the northern halt of the United States falls into a low- irvlino nlacsifiratinn. Several communities have given consideration to the prevention of goiter by the addition of iodine to the water supply. This method is commendable, but it must be borne in mind that wherever iodine io-dine is taken in forms other than food, careful supervision by the physician or the public health authorities au-thorities is necessary. To those homemakers interested in planning the best possible diet for their families, I shall gladly send lists showing which foods are rich in iodine and which are poor in this substance. |