Multiple choice

Which of the following minerals is correctly matched with its deficiency disease?

  1. Calcium - Beriberi

  2. <font size="2">Sodium</font> - Addison's disease

  3. Iron - Haemophilia

  4. Phosphorus - Bone fragility

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Explanation

Deficiency of vitamin B1 causes beriberi, iron deficiency causes anaemia, haemophilia is a genetic disorder, and phosphorus deficiency causes bone fragility in humans.