Hypothyroidism can cause people to be overweight. The thyroid helps with metabolism when working properly.
Just started levothyroxine and hoping it helps me lose 15 lbs or so.
The removal of iodine over the last 40-50 years, replacement by bromine in bread, and the insertion of flouride in the water systems may have had an effect . . . might want to check the goiter statistics. . . Life Extension Foundation has articles on the massive iodine and magnesium deficiencies of the American populace.
www.lef.org
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