Question

Deficiency of iron is more common in mountainous regions. Why?

Answer 1

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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 (2). 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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Answer 2

In areas where there is little iron in the diet , typically remote inland areas , mountainous regions , where no marine foods are eaten iodine deficiency is common

It is also common in mountainous regions of the world where food is grown in iodine poor soil

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