deficiency of iodine caused for?

Answer 1

Iodine deficiency is the condition in which iodine is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Iodine is an element that directly affects thyroid gland secretions, which themselves to a great extent control heart action, nerve response to stimuli, rate of body growth, and metabolism.


A simple goitre (enlargement of the thyroid gland) is the most common form of iodine deficiency illness…

When the body becomes iodine-deficient the consequences can affect a person both physically and mentally. After many months of iodine deficiency a person may develop a goiter (an unsightly swelling of the thyroid gland in front of the neck), hypothyroidism and reduced mental function. It also increases the risk of still birth and infant deaths.

Iodine-deficient women may give birth to babies with severe mental and neurological impairment. If this deficiency occurs during infancy or childhood, it causes irreversible mental retardation, growth failure, speech and hearing defects, among others. Even mild deficiency may cause a low intellectual capacity

Answer 2

This was quite common years ago, especially in the Mid-West because seafood/shellfish were not a part of a person's diet. These people developed Goiter, which is from a poor iodine intake. The neck area swells ( the thyroid gland needs iodine). This is why salt is iodized.

Answer 3

with iodine deficiency, you will be prone to goiter.