In the early 20th century, iodine deficiency was ravaging much of the northern United States. The region was widely known as the “goiter belt,” for the goiters — heavily swollen thyroid ...

Now, thanks to complacency, changing diets and a "lack of public-health education", iodine deficiency may be making a ...

One of the earliest symptoms of iodine deficiency is goiter, which is the abnormal enlargement of your thyroid. You may be at a greater risk of iodine deficiency if you are pregnant, vegan ...

Women with iodine deficiency and goiter are at high risk of giving birth to children who are mentally and physically stunted (cretinism); this remains a major problem in the developing world.

Iodine deficiency is a nutritional imbalance that happens when you don't have enough iodine in your diet. Iodine affects your ability to produce thyroid hormone, which can lead to a number of ...

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 109 (47): 1905–06. Bürgi, Hans, Zeno Supersaxo, and Beat Selz. 1990. "Iodine Deficiency Diseases in Switzerland One Hundred Years after Theodor Kocher's ...

The Global Iodine Deficiency Drug Market is valued approximately at USD 4.14 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 5.76% over the forecast period 2024-2032 ...