Kochi: Thyroid cases in men and women are on the rise and the cause is not iodine deficiency but apparently environmental pesticides -- if a study on the subject is any indication to go by.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rise-thyroid-cases-state-related-pesticides-finds-study
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sudha-nambudiri
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-kochi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diabetes
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-products
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins