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Do thyroid supplement aids weight loss?

I am taking thyroid supplement for hypothyroidism. Is it helps in weight loss also? If you have idea about this, please share.


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Weight gain or difficulty in loosing weight is the most common problem faced in hypothyroidism. Actually, hypothyroidism is a condition occurs due to the inability of the thyroid glands to secrete thyroid hormones. Thus, lack of thyroid hormones decelerates the metabolism. Due to slow metabolism rate, food you eat is not converted into energy, your appetite will increase, and making you to eat more and thus your body stores more fats and calories.

As far as the thyroid supplementss are concerned, it is not actually made for losing weight but it helps in normal thyroid function and stimulate your thyroid gland to produce hormones. Hence, normal level of TSH boosts your metabolism, suppress your appetite and makes you to eat less. It also increases your energy such that you can burn more calories and get rid of stored fats easily.


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