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IIRC, the deficiency was mostly prevalent in the Alps, where the distance from sea and avaibility of iodine rich foods was the most unfavorable.
by hycaria 9y ago
IIRC, the deficiency was mostly prevalent in the Alps, where the distance from sea and avaibility of iodine rich foods was the most unfavorable.
- valesco 9y agoHence the French expression "crétin des Alpes" to designate an idiot.
- nik61 9y agoI remember reading that, even in the English countryside in the past, goitre was frequent among those who 'drank pond water' and thus missed out on any soluble naturally-occurring additives. And the cause was a mystery to everyone, of course.
- ginko 9y agoThere's even a piece of the traditional regional dress called a "goiter band" in Bavaria and Austria. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kropfband https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kropfband