Question

the incidence of goitre among the people living in the Himalayan region was quite high why​

Answer 1

Answer:

A lot of snow is experienced in Himalayas which leads to the leaching of iodine from the soil. The crops grown in a soil which is iodine deficient will lead to people consuming food with low dietary intake of iodine. This will result in development of iodine deficiency in people Himalayan people in the form of goitre.

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Answer 2

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The Himalayan people are mostly suffering from goitre( increasement of thyroid gland) because of less intake of iodine in diet , geographical , ethnic and environmental conditions are also the major problems due to which they are suffering from goitre.

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