A large number of people in the Himalayan region suffer from goitre. Why?
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Goitre is a disease caused due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. We get iodine from salts. Hilly areas such as Himalayas are far away from the sea coast, hence the iodine content of the hill soil is negligible. As a result, the food grown in such soil also becomes iodine deficient.
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when people in the Himalaya consume iodine deficient food , they do not get adequate intake of iodine . hence , they mostly suffer from goitre .
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