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in Class 11 by kratos

MayanK'* father never bothered to check the brand/contents of the salt he had purchased from the market. Mayank noticed that her sister had developed swollen neck. The doctor advised her to eat iodised salt.

(i) Name the ** from which Mayank' sister suffered.

(ii) Why the doctor has advised her to eat iodised salt ?

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by kratos
 
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(i) Goitre /Thyroid related ***.

(ii) Iodine present in iodised salt is needed to produce thyroxin hormone.

Associated Value: The learners will only take up iodised salt in their meal in order to check iodine deficiency ***.

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