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Can losing a lot of weight or over-exercising cause thyroid dysfunction?
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It Adjusts: In people who have lost too much weight or are very ill, the thyroid may down-regulate itself in order to to conserve the body's energy. It is a compensatory mechanism meant to protect.
Answered 9/17/2014
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