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If the amount of iodine is less in a person’s diet, he is likely to suffer from which of the following disease?

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Night Blindness
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Goitre
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Dwarfism
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Gigantism
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Solution

The correct option is B Goitre
Deficiency of iodine in the diet can cause deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body and cause a disease known as goitre.

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