Iodine deficiency
Iodine Deficiency: Iodine is very essential for our body. Iodine deficiency causes goiter. Its deficiency causes problems in our thyroid gland, which leads to a disease called goiter. Mainly, its deficiency causes knee pain, difficulty in swallowing, sudden weight gain, feeling tired very soon, dry skin, hair fall and swelling in the neck.
Apart from this, women who are pregnant are also likely to have miscarriage and fertility starts decreasing, while intellectual development also stops in children. Iodine deficiency can increase the level of cholesterol in your body. Iodine Deficiency Day is celebrated to eliminate diseases caused by iodine so that people can become aware of it and if you see any symptoms related to it, get yourself examined immediately and contact your doctor.
In this article we will tell you what are the symptoms of iodine deficiency, so let us know about them –
Rapid weight gain
Weight gain occurs due to iodine deficiency. When our body does not get sufficient iodine to make thyroid hormone, our weight starts increasing rapidly. When the thyroid hormone in our body decreases, the metabolism process in our body slows down and our body is not able to burn sufficient calories and fat, which leads to obesity.
Hair loss
Iodine deficiency causes hair loss. When the level of thyroid hormone in our body starts decreasing, the hair follicles in the hair start growing rapidly which leads to hair loss. Therefore, you should take adequate amount of iodine in your diet.
Weakening of memory
Iodine deficiency also weakens the memory of a person. This happens due to the low level of thyroid hormone, due to which it becomes very difficult to remember something and sometimes the person starts forgetting it. This affects your memory. Therefore, you should use iodine in a balanced manner in your food, this will fulfill the iodine deficiency in your body.
Swelling in the neck
Iodine deficiency causes a disease called Goiter due to which your thyroid gland starts appearing bigger and swelling starts appearing in the neck. The thyroid gland is near our neck. When the iodine level in our body decreases, then this thyroid gland uses the iodine present in the body to make hormones due to which there is a deficiency of iodine in the body.
