Title: 
Headings:  Thyroid & Weight
Thyroid
 
&
 
Weight
 

WHAT
 
IS
 
THE
 
THYROID
 
GLAND?

WHAT
 
IS
 
THE
 
RELATIONSHIP
 
BETWEEN
 
THYROID
AND
 
WEIGHT?
 

www.thyroid.org

HYPERTHYROIDISM
 

Thyroid
 
&
 
Weight

HYPOTHYROIDISM
 
AND
 
THYROID
 
HORMONE
 

www.thyroid.org

FURTHER
 
INFORMATION


Content: Since
 
weight
 
gain
 
may
 
have
 
many
 
causes
 
and
 
develops
 
over
 
a
 
long
 
period
 
of
 
time,
 
it
 
is
 
fairly
 
common
 
to
find
 
that
 
there
 
is
 
not
 
a
 
large
 
amount
 
of
 
weight
 
loss
 
after
 
successful
 
treatment
 
of
 
hypothyroidism. Again,
 
if
 
all
 
of
 
the
 
symptoms
 
of
 
hypothyroidism
 
other
 
than
 
weight
 
gain
 
resolve
 
with
 
thyroid
 
hormone
 
treatment,
 
it
 
is
 
unlikely
 
that
 
the
 
weight
 
gain
 
was
 
solely
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
thyroid. Once
 
hypothyroidism
 
has
 
been
 
treated
 
and
 
thyroid
 
hormone
 
levels
 
are
 
in
 
the
 
normal
 
range,
 
the
 
ability
 
to
 
gain
 
or
 
lose
 
weight
 
is
 
the
 
same
 
as
 
in
 
individuals
 
who
 
do
 
not
 
have
 
thyroid
 
problems. CAN
 
THYROID
 
HORMONE
 
BE
 
USED
 
TO
 
HELP
 
ME
 
LOSE
 
WEIGHT? Thyroid
 
hormones
 
have
 
been
 
used
 
as
 
a
 
weight
 
loss
 
tool
 
in
 
the
 
past. Starting
 
or
 
increasing
 
thyroid
 
hormone
 
to
 
cause
 
thyroid
 
hormone
 
levels
 
to
 
be
 
elevated
 
is
 
unlikely
 
to
 
dramatically
 
change
 
weight. Studies
 
have
 
shown
 
that
 
excess
 
thyroid
 
hormone
 
treatment
 
can
 
help
 
produce
 
more
 
weight
 
loss
 
than
 
can
 
be
 
achieved
 
by
 
dieting
 
alone,
 
but
 
includes
 
the
 
risk