Deficiency of iodine is more common in mountainous regions.why??
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Deficiency of iodine is more common in mountainous regions where the soil and water are poor in Iodine .
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Iodine deficient soils are most common in inland regions, mountainous areas and areas of frequent flooding, but can also occur in coastal regions . This arises from the distant past through glaciation, compounded by the leaching effects of snow, water and heavy rainfall, which removes iodine from the soil
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