Multiple choice

Deficiency of iodine in food results in

  1. rickets

  2. goiter

  3. diabetes

  4. beriberi

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Iodine deficiency causes goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) because iodine is essential for thyroid hormone production. Rickets is from vitamin D deficiency, diabetes involves insulin, and beriberi is from vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency.