Biology, asked by kuruthiga22, 1 year ago

People living in hilly areas usually suffer from goitre. Give reason

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Answered by AnnabethChase
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The soil in hilly regions contains very little iodine. Thus the food grown there is also deficiency in iodine.Since Iodine is needed for the production of Thyroxine, deficiency of iodine causes hyposecretion of Thyroxine causing goitre.
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