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Thyroid treatment no 'quick fix' for weight loss in children
Date:1/3/2008

believed to cause weight gain, Lomenick said the disease has been given a bad reputation.

Long-standing hypothyroidism causes accumulation of a proteinaceous fluid in the subcutaneous tissues called myxedema," said Lomenick. "The amount of adipose, or fatty tissue, is not really altered with hypothyroidism. Replacement of thyroid hormone causes this fluid, which only amounts to a few pounds, to dissipate over a few weeks. Most cases of hypothyroidism are actually discovered long before myxedema even develops, which is why the majority of people experience little, if any, weight loss after treatment. The effect of hypothyroidism on weight has been vastly blown out of proportion to reality.


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Contact: Amanda Nelson
amanda.nelson@uky.edu
859-323-6363
University of Kentucky
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