Multiple choice

Insufficient dietary iodine can cause

  1. cretinism

  2. giant build

  3. enlarged thyroid

  4. none
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Insufficient dietary iodine causes the thyroid gland to enlarge (goiter) as it tries to compensate for low iodine levels needed to produce thyroid hormones. Cretinism results from congenital iodine deficiency, not acquired dietary deficiency.

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