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How can i lose weight when i have no thyroid and have to take levothyroxine?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Diet and exercise: Supplementing with thyroid hormones will actually prevent you from gaining weight that could be caused by low levels of thyroxine. Check with your 1ry doctor or endocrinologist to make sure your levels ae adequate.
Answered 9/21/2013
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Diet and Thyroid: Once your thyroid level s normal on levothyroxine then the thyroid has nothing else to stand in the way of good dietary choices and exercise. Do not use the thyroid as an excuse for obesity!
Answered 6/23/2013
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