Question

Name the disease that is caused due to deficiency of iodine in the diet?

Answer 1

Goiter :

1. It is caused due to the deficiency of iodine.
2. The thyroid present in our throat swells up.
3. It can show symptoms like swelling of the throat as well as coughs.
4. Goiter is more common in people living in hilly or inland regions , where iodine is lacking in water and vegetables grown in those areas.