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People living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goiter. What could be the possible reason for it?
Give reason.
People living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goitre.
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Solution
- The Himalayan soil is deficient in iodine. Thus, the food grown in such soil also becomes iodine deficient.
- Due to this reason, when Himalayan people consume iodine deficient food, they do not get the proper intake of iodine.
Therefore, people living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goitre.
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