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Originally Posted by BEMM
Now that is very interesting. Denmark has rather high incidence of PD, it should be easy to research a limited area like that with a steady, constant and very small population, and then compare it to similar latitudes or to places with similar geologic history.
An exciting idea, Burckle!
AND, I think there is a connection between the goiter belt and PD. A lot of us are hyopthyroiod, and must take thyroid medicine as well as PD medicine.
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This is interesting because my grandfather was from Sweden, which is in the same area and he had PD. He died with it and was never treated. I'm not sure about the goiter though. His diet was high in iodine (fish), and I've lived in the northeast my whole life. I did, however, have a partial thyroidectomy in 2003 to remove a suspicious growth, which turned out to be benign. My thyroid levels have been 'normal' ever since. Perhaps there's a link between thyroid problems and PD.
John