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.

Much has been said of the giving of small quantities of iodin regularly to growing children in districts where goiter is frequent, and the accumulated scientific evidence seems to show that the method ...

"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 ...