"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist ... led to the "characteristic neck swellings": enlarged thyroid glands. But after iodine supplements ...

A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. This butterfly-shaped organ at the base of your neck releases hormones that control how well your body turns food into energy as well as ...

To help shrink a goiter naturally, reducing your intake of goitrogens may prevent further thyroid disruption, Dr. Quijano-Vega says. This doesn't mean you should swear off these foods entirely ...

In the United States, the most common cause of goiter is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, says Dr. Barlow. This is an autoimmune disorder that causes hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid.