Question

Match the micronutrient deficiency to its consequence (VA, iodine, Iron).

a) VA - Rickets, Iodine - Goiter, Iron - Night blindness
b) VA - Night blindness, Iodine - Impaired cognitive development, Iron - Anemia
c) VA - Anemia, Iodine - Night blindness, Iron - Goiter
d) VA - Impaired cognitive development, Iodine - Anemia, Iron - Rickets

Answer 1

Micronutrient deficiencies have specific consequences on the human body, including impaired vision, goiter, anemia, and poor cognitive and motor development.

Step-by-step explanation:

The consequences of micronutrient deficiencies are as follows:

Vitamin A deficiency (VA): Night blindness, anemia, visual impairments ranging from night blindness to total blindness.

Iodine deficiency: Goiter, inadequate thyroid hormone production causing intellectual disability in children and reversible signs and symptoms of inadequate thyroid hormone in adults.

Iron deficiency: Anemia, increased mortality in infancy, poor cognitive and motor development.