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We are advised to take iodised salt in our diet by doctors. Justify it's importance in our body.
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Iodine salt is recommended in our diet because it plays an important role in maintaining thyroid function and overall health of an individual:
- Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxin hormone in the thyroid gland.
- Thyroxin regulates carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism in our body and provides the best balance for growth.
- The deficiency of this hormone can lead to a disease called Goitre, where there is enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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