Re: Question Thick neck, goiter?
My son also has geek friends and they are all gamers. Educating your son's friends about what they 'drink' would be the most helpful. Soda, beer, wine, other liquers, gatorade, coffee, etc. are the first things they should cut back on if they can't quit all at once. The goal would be to drink pure water, fresh made fruit juices, and green juices, herbal teas/hot or cold, then bottled fruit juices and green juices, and the occassional beer, wine or coffee.
Then they might want to rethink about the foods they ingest, the harm that is being done by the cooked foods, junk foods, salty and fried foods. Raw fresh foods like fresh fruits, veggies, salads, fruit smoothies, green smoothies..yes they are very tasty...organic meats, eggs and they should think about giving up dairy, or cut way back on those items. Nuts and seeds are very good if they are in the shell, organic, raw..any of those combos.
If they don't start cleaning up their diets, they are in for all kinds of health ills, that are show up slowly..but like one of my son's friends, could be something as serious as kidney disease.
Just taking
Iodine is not going to help with all the above, but with enough info. and interest it could be the start of someting more for your son and some of his friends. You just never know!
Prism