Sentences with phrase «epidemic of autoimmune thyroid disease»

«Here in Germany we are suffering from an epidemic of autoimmune thyroid disease due to the government's huge campaign to iodize our salt and water.

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While increased incidence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the autoimmune disease responsible for the majority of cases of hypothyroidism, is part of a larger epidemic of autoimmune disorders, the skyrocketing rates of thyroid cancer are likely a consequence of over-diagnosis due to an unprecedented increase in thyroid imaging.