Iodine, which is one of the most important components in the human body is produced in sufficient quantities by the thyroid gland. Though needed in small amounts it performs a variety of tasks and should be included in the diet on a regular basis. Failure to do so results in severe consequences. Iodine deficiency is one of the more commonly found deficiencies throughout the human race specially those who live far away from the sea and their diet does not abound in sea food. Throughout the world there have been researches and thousands of questions been raised as to how this problem is to be settled? One of the commonly practiced methods is the inclusion of iodine in the salt during its preparation to cure Iodine deficiency. The lack of iodine in the diet has severe consequences for the human race. Slackness of physical growth and development of the brain are the normally seen attributes. Not only this, the deficiency ca...