NUTRITION
MALNUTRITION
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Question
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What mineral deficiency is the largest cause of preventable brain damage and impaired psychomotor development in the developing world?
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calcium
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selenium
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iron
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iodine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Iodine deficiency is known to be the single largest cause of preventable brain damage. IDDs with their causal association with brain development, cognition, and learning disabilities impair the human resource development and progress of the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of thyroid disease and, if serious, can cause permanent brain damage and intellectual disability in babies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Iodine is also essential for brain development during specific time windows influencing neurogenesis, neuronal and glial cell differentiation, myelination, neuronal migration, and synaptogenesis.
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