Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: It is a well-known fact that in Baltic Sea region there is low level of ecological selenium and iodine in soil and water, which can lead to subclinical hypo-activity of thyroid gland. By epidemiological data of that region, chronic stress and low insolation favour the decrease of metabolic rate, hypercholesterolemia and obesity in 30% of population.Method: In Dietological Centre of Jurmala, Latvia, 87 obese patients, in the age group of 25&...