Does my underactive thyroid explain why I cant lose weight?
One of the enduring myths about the underactive thyroid is that it is responsible for obesity. It is not. The major causes of obesity in humans is increased caloric intake (eating too much) and decreased caloric output (exercising too little). In patients with the most profound degrees of hypothyroidism weight will increase by only a few pounds which can be lost when thyroid hormone levels are normalized.
One of the enduring myths about the underactive thyroid is that it is responsible for obesity. It is not. The major causes of obesity in humans is increased caloric intake (eating too much) and decreased caloric output (exercising too little). In patients with the most profound degrees of hypothyroidism weight will increase by only a few pounds which can be lost when thyroid hormone levels are normalized.
