Give reason why iodised salt should be used in food.
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Iodine is needed by the thyroid gland for the production thyroxin hormone. This hormone regulates fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism in our body. If quantity of iodine in food is lesser than required, then the neck will swell up due to the enlargement of thyroid gland.
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Salt is iodized in large part to prevent goiter. A goiter is an enlarged thyroid, and one of the causes is iodine deficiency (the thyroid enlarges to try to get more iodine). Iodine is a mineral component of the hormone thyroxin, which is responsible for maintaining a person's metabolic rate.
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