HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Iodine is needed to make the thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, which assist with the creation of proteins and enzyme activity, as well as regulating normal metabolism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Iodine helps the thyroid gland, in the neck, to make the hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine controls many of the ways certain cells work. Thyroxine is important for the growth of bones and nerves, and how proteins, fats and carbohydrates are used in the body. Iodine is important before birth and in babies and young children.