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b67A0 TIL that one of the few positive health effects of smoking is a drastic reduction of a person's risk of thyroid cancer. According to a Korean study of the health records of over 10M people, smokers have a 36% lower risk of thyroid cancer. Smoking and heavy drinking reduces one's risk even more.
vpdL TIL: The American Thyroid Association is adamant that only 5-20lb weight gain can be attributed to hypothroidism and “hypothyroidism doesn’t cause obesity”.