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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by k__ on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:02PM (#38785288)
Can I get some benefits of doubt please? :D

I don't question the initiative.

The article just read like it was some strange illness that affected Switzers around a certain time.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by hef19898 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:15PM (#38785436)
The article mentions comments from the 19th century about the same subject.

I think, that Switzerland, and especially those remote mountain regions, stayed more isolated than similar regions in France or Austria well into the early 20th century, making the issue stand out more in comparison.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by rurban on Thursday December 28, 2023 @08:34AM (#38793310)
French alps had the very same problem.

Austria I don't know. Many Austrian had the reverse problem with too much iodin and basedov eyes.

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by bbu on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @03:03PM (#38785980)
The country: Switzerland The people: Swiss

The word Switzer isn’t in use since a very long time :)

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Re:A National Evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland by k__ on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @04:05PM (#38786731)
Sorry, I was lazy and just translated Schweizer without checking :D
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