Having thyroid conditions like goiter (an enlarged thyroid) or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Being overweight or obese. Genetics ...

Noorjahan had been living with the goiter for 20 years. Goiter was benign but it put pressure on nearby organs causing heaviness and breathing problems. Doctors at the All India Institute Of ...

"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 ...