Does it really require to foritify our major foodstuffs like cereals, pulses and cereals? Balanced diet supplies all nutrients that we do require. Vegetarian diet in ideal way supplies sufficient protein, minerals, etc. everything. The great fortification on government level was made to fortify common salt with Pottasium iodate for hilly sub-himlayan area as the water there is deficient of iodine. That was made to prevent prevalance of goitre. That was important. Too much intake of iodine is not beneficial to our health.