quantitative
Analysis v1
Strong Support
In some parts of Russia where people don’t get enough iodine, lots of adults have lumpy thyroid glands, and most of those lumps are harmless. In two areas, Chechnya and Tula, over half and nearly half of adults had these lumps when checked with scans and tests.
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Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
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Structural and morphologic characteristics of nodular goiter in chronic iodine deficiency status
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
The study looked at thyroid health in adults living in iodine-poor areas of Russia and found exactly what the claim says: lots of people have non-cancerous thyroid nodules, especially in Chechnya and Tula.
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