Answers to Common Nutrition Questions

Premier Health providers answer frequently asked questions about nutrition.

What is the link between a person’s thyroid and their weight?

Dr. Bethel discusses the connection between the thyroid and weight. Click play to watch the video or read the transcript.

   

The amount of hormone your thyroid makes affects your weight, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

If your thyroid is making too little of the hormone, you have a condition called hypothyroidism, which can cause weight gain, according to the NIH.

If, however, your thyroid is making too much of the hormone, you have a condition called hyperthyroidism, which can cause weight loss, according to the NIH.

These weight changes can be sudden, but typically they happen slowly over time, according to Premier HealthNet (PHN) physicians.

Talk to your doctor for more information about how a person’s thyroid affects their weight.

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Aleda N. Johnson, MD

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Source: Aleda Johnson, MD, Liberty Family Medicine; Mark Ringle, MD, Beavercreek Family Physicians; Joyce Tebbe, ACNP, Covington Family Care; Stephen Liptak, PsyD, Upper Valley Outpatient Behavioral Health; Joseph Allen, MD, Family Medicine of Vandalia; Chandan Gupta, MD, Monroe Medical Center; Paul Jennewine, MD, Middletown Medical Group; Kimberly Bethel, Trotwood Physician Center; Mansi Amin, DO, SureCare Medical Center; Geetha Ambalavanan, MD, Fairborn Medical Center; C. Joe Northup, MD, Premier Weight Loss Solutions; Faisal Khatri, MD, Premier Family Care of Mason