Can underactive thyroid cause weight gain?

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• Preeti  / May 29, 2015
  

  The patients with underactive thyroid usually have low basal metabolic rate, one of the most noticeable symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain and difficulty losing extra weight. However, a minority of women with hypothyroidism do not gain weight. The ...  moreThe patients with underactive thyroid usually have low basal metabolic rate, one of the most noticeable symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain and difficulty losing extra weight. However, a minority of women with hypothyroidism do not gain weight. The difference arises from their individual biochemistry, amount of calories intake and usage of these calories.  

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• Rajen  / July 18, 2013
  

  One of the most significant symptom of underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism is often seen as weight gain. This is primarily because thyroid plats a big role in regulating your metabolism. Therefore, when you suffer from an underactive or what is known as...  moreOne of the most significant symptom of underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism is often seen as weight gain. This is primarily because thyroid plats a big role in regulating your metabolism. Therefore, when you suffer from an underactive or what is known as “sluggish” thyroid, it may cause the rate at which you use nutrients to slow down and you inevitably gain weight. My sister suffers from hypothyroidism and she gained a lot of weight during this time. I did some research and this what I had found.  

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