21.   Iodine deficiency stunts growth and causes goiter and mental disability.

22.   Nationwide, the biggest problem has been iodine deficiency, a leading cause of brain damage in unborn children.

23.   One of the common ailments that afflict tribals is goitus -- primarily due to iodine deficiency in drinking water.

24.   Public health officials are distributing iodine capsules and seeking other ways to prevent widespread iodine deficiency, a major cause of mental disability and other health problems in China.

25.   The man who combated SMERSH and other demons now campaigns against iodine deficiency in the world.

26.   The U.N. health agency issued its findings based on a study of seven African countries where iodine deficiency had been a major public health problem.