Guest guest Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hello and thanks for the info Jim. That's what I meant - we used to eat locally but not anymore. Guess that area (which is large) got it's Goiter Belt name and that's how we'll refer to it forever. And the area is still depleted of iodine. I didn't know that was the reason the TSH test got started. SAZ > >> > > > Hello,> > > > My curiosity wants to know why we refer to certain areas in the U.S. as> > the goiter belt when very few of us are eating the foods grown in that> > depleted iodine soil these days. Most of us shop at grocery stores> > where we buy foods shipped in from all areas of the world.> > > > Or does that just refer to the depleted iodine soil in that area and not> > that more people develop goiters there much anymore than elsewhere?> > > > SAZ> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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