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What element deficiency causes goiter?
iodine
Why is it advised to have iodine in your diet?
A deficiency of iodine causes the disease goiter.
Can the thyroid gland swell?
A deficiency that causes the thyroid gland to swell is iodine deficiency. This is also believed to be the main cause of goiter.
What mineral deficiency causes anaemia?
iron
Deficiency of which mineral causes dwarfism and hypothyroidism?
Dwarfism is zinc deficiency. hypothyroidism is iodine deficiency.
How do you stop eye from twitching?
Often it is a mineral deficiency that causes the twitch - usually a magnesium deficiency.
Name the mineral which prevents goiter disease?
The MINERAL which prevents goiter disease is Iodine
What part of the endocrine system does the goiter affect?
Goiter affects the thyroid gland and is associated with iodine deficiency.
What causes minerals?
Scurvy is not caused by any mineral. It is caused by a vitamin C deficiency.
Which mineral deficiency causes dental caries?
fluorine www.merck.com/mmpe/sec01/ch005/ch005d.HTML
How does deficiency of iron and iodine effect your body?
Lack of Iodine causes Goitre which is swelling of the Thyroid gland.
Is Goiter a contagious disease?
No. Goiter is not a contagious disease. It is caused do to iodine-deficiency.
