Today over 1 billion people in the world suffer from iodine deficiency, and 38 million babies born every year are not protected from brain damage due to IDD."—Kul Gautam, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, October 2007 Iodised salt has been used in the United States since before World War II.
Saat ini lebih dari 1 miliar orang di dunia menderita kekurangan iodium, dan 38 juta bayi yang lahir setiap tahun tidak terlindungi dari kerusakan otak akibat IDD. — Kul Gautam, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, October 2007 Garam beriodium telah digunakan di Amerika Serikat sejak sebelum Perang Dunia II.