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Question
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
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Solution
(d) goitre
It is advised to use iodised salt to prevent goitre. It is because the thyroid gland requires iodine to synthesise thyroxine hormone. Deficiency of iodine in the body can lead to the under-secretion of thyroxine hormone which, in turn, can lead to goitre.
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