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Standard VI
Biology
Mineral Deficiency Diseases
People who ea...
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People who eat seafood do not suffer from goitre. Explain.
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Goitre commonly develops as a result of iodine deficiency.
Iodine is found in large quantities in seafood like shrimp, cod, lobsters, oysters, etc.
As people who eat seafood meet the iodine requirements of the body, they do not suffer from goitre.
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