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Old 04-02-2010, 02:56 PM   #11
Shawnee123
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I wasn't kidding about the goiter.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayo Clinic
The most common cause of goiter worldwide is a lack of iodine in the diet. In the United States, where most people use iodized salt, goiter is more often due to the over- or underproduction of thyroid hormones or to nodules that develop in the gland itself.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/goiter/DS00217

Seriously, where are we going to get our iodine as we run screaming from salt?
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