Iodine deficiency often causes an enlarged thyroid gland resulting in:
a. blockage of arteries leading to the heart.
b. a Dowager's hump
c. a goiter
d. shortness of breath
Answer: c. a goiter
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Food allergies have their origins in the GI tract.
a. true b. false
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