Sentences with phrase «epidemic of thyroid disease»

Researchers are reporting that a strange epidemic of thyroid disease in cats living in the U.S. may be related to dust from flame - retardant chemicals used in furniture, carpets, mattresses, electronics, and even pet food.

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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.

«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.

The link between cardiovascular health and the development of other major diseases such as diabetes, poor thyroid function and probably also dementia, too, makes sense since many of these also point to a lack of nutrients rather than the presence of one single substance as a likely explanation of such epidemics.