A century ago, two men proposed iodization of all salt used as food in michigan. Now every salt company in the country has agreed to add a dash of iodine to their salt. That's why there's no gouter to speak of in cleveland or akren, or anywhere else in the goter belt. And that's why the icues of the people in the upper peninsula michigan are no longer a standard deviation lower than everyone else'sWhy the salt you buy in the supermarket to day has a label on the bottom, iodized salt.