More than 100 years ago, Americans were becoming deficient in the mineral iodine. It was causing problems like swelling in the neck—called a goiter—which signals that the thyroid had become inflamed ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the ...

Case in point: iodine deficiencies are on the rise and it could have something to do with the fact that a lot of folks are ...

In the developed world, iodine deficiency has increased more than fourfold over the past 40 years. Nearly 74 percent of normal, “healthy” adults may no longer consume enough iodine. Coupled with the ...

(Reuters Health) - Women who are deficient in iodine and trying to get pregnant may have half the chance of conceiving compared to women with healthy iodine levels, according to a recent U.S. study.

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