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From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:02:21 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-11-19 13:02:21

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@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ Anemia is the deficiency disorder caused by iron efficiency
 	- Brittle, cupped nails
 	- Decreased appetite
 	- Headache
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+## Iodine
+- Iodide is the form of iodine that the boy absorbs and uses
+- **Goiter** is the enlargement of the thyroid gland that is **not** the result of cancer
+	- Often occurs among populations living in areas that lack iodine in locally produced foods
+- Iodine is required for **normal thyroid functions** and the production of thyroid hormone
+- Hyperthyroidism refers to abnormally high blood levels of thyroid hormone
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