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goiter belt

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goiter belt
Endocrinology A popular term for an inland region of the US, encompassing the Great Lakes, Midwest, and intermountain regions, where goiter was once common, as diet was based primarily on foods grown on iodine-depleted soil, which triggered the development of goiter. See Colloid nodular goiter.


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Before widespread food distribution and iodized table salt, this area was known as "the goiter belt.
 
 
 
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