Question

Manas visited his ancestral village in Himachal Pradesh and observed a few children in the village had developed swollen necks. The village doctor said that it was due to deficiency of mineral 'R' in their diet. Identify'R'

Answer 1

R is iodine.

the people there are suffering from the disease called goitre. It is caused by the deficiency of iodine in the diet.

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Answer 2

the people in the village are suffering from hypothyroidism, it is caused due to deficiency of Iodine which is necessary for thyroxine synthesis. such cases are very common in hilly areas