Caption: Date: 1964 Location: Chaurikharka, Solukhumbu Description: An elderly woman at Lukla. Lack of iodine in her diet has caused the greatly enlarged goiter. Iodine insufficiency causes these thyroid problems, as well as deafness and cretinism. Injections in schools and elsewhere have now greatly reduced the incidence of these thyroid insufficiency conditions. Keywords: Jim Fisher, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, portrait
