An impression has spread through this country that goiter, particularly in children, is a frequent sequence of communicable disease. To check up on so general an impression was Surgeon General Hugh S.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Just over a century ago, much of the U.S. population experienced disfiguring and debilitating disorders related ...

The established theory is that goiter is due to lack of iodine in food & drink. Iodine stimulates the thyroid gland. In goiter the thyroid swells to compensate for its iodine insufficiency. Dr. C.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Iodine deficiency causes more than just "cosmetic" issues, said The Washington Post. Iodine is an ...

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 glands — that ...

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist. A lack of natural iodine in the soil and water, and an iodine-poor diet, led to the "characteristic neck ...