Losing weight can be a struggle when you have thyroid disease. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) slows your metabolism, and, even with a healthy diet and exercise, you can still gain weight. But ...
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...
New therapies for atherosclerosis, obesity and type 2 diabetes are needed. Thyroid hormone excess has potentially useful effects, including lowering of serum cholesterol and reduction of body fat ...