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Is weight loss deficiancy a symptom of a thyroid problem?

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???: What is weight loss deficiency? Changes in weight can be a sign of thyroid disease: gain in hypothyroidism; loss in hyperthyroidism -- but the correlation is far from 100%. Check w/your doctor.

Answered 4/10/2013

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