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Should i reduce my daily calorie intake with an under active thyroid problem?

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Take thyroid med.: An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) condition is preferably treated with thyroxine, the main thyroid hormone. Reducing calories is not the answer.

Answered 2/27/2013

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