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Jan 16, 2010 11:18

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mecurtin January 16 2010, 17:22:53 UTC
*Goiter*?!??? Wow, that is *truly* shocking and surprising -- because, you see, goiter is traditionally an inland disease (my mom saw it growing up in Wisconsin, for instance). People who grow up within winds from the ocean do not traditionally get goiter, because iodine from the ocean water gets into their food. For people on an island to get goiter implies that they aren't eating locally-grown food -- and I see, googling about, that even *coastal* villages in Haiti have goiter. Holy cats, that's shocking.

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beadattitude January 16 2010, 17:47:13 UTC
It was horrifying. And yeah, the malnutrition in the country was astounding.

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mad_jaks January 20 2010, 11:22:25 UTC
Hooray for invreased mobility.

The situation in Haiti makes me want to weep in frustration.

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beadattitude January 20 2010, 14:32:52 UTC
Yeah, me too, honey, me too.

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