{"id":841,"date":"2026-03-13T06:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/knowledge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:24:56","slug":"knowledge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The thyroid<\/h1>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n\n\n

The thyroid gland is the \u201cmaster<\/p>\n

controller\u201d of metabolism.

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the thyroid<\/h2> \n

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck. It is the \u201cmaster controller\u201d of metabolism and plays a key role in our health and wellbeing.<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Impact of iodine<\/h2>\n

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Thyroid disorders are some of the most frequent diseases in the world, with about 1.6 billion people worldwide at risk. Iodine is an integral part of thyroid hormones.<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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hypothyroidism<\/h2> \n

Hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland, is a common condition.1 It is caused when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones……<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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hyperthyroidism<\/h2> \n

Hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid, is when the gland produces and releases too much thyroid hormone into the bloodstream, speeding up the body\u2019s metabolism.\u00b9<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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About goiters<\/h2>\n

and nodules<\/h2> \n

A shortage of iodine in the diet is the world\u2019s number one cause of an enlarged thyroid (commonly known as \u201cgoiter\u201d).\u00b9\u00a0In fact, an estimated 0.7 billion people worldwide are affected by an iodine deficiency.\u00b2<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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thyroid cancer<\/h2> \n

In most areas of the world, the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased over the last few decades but related mortality has been declining.\u00b9\u00a0Incidence rates in high-income countries are double those…<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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About Hashimoto\u2019s<\/h2>\n

thyroiditis<\/h2> \n

Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the body\u2019s immune system turns against itself and attacks the thyroid.\u00b9\u00a0This leads to the gradual, long-term destruction of the thyroid gland…<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Graves’ disease<\/h2> \n

Like Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis, Graves\u2019 disease is an autoimmune disease that leads to a generalised overactivity of the entire thyroid gland.\u00b9\u00a0About 25\u201340% of Graves\u2019 disease patients show signs…<\/p> \n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-blue.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-841","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5169,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/841\/revisions\/5169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}