Lack of Iodine Linked to Poor Thyroid Function and Weight Gain

Friday, January 27, 2012  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

Many people suffer from sluggish thyroid performance even though lab tests do not show hypothyroid or subclinical hypothyroid.  The failure of doctors to appreciate the importance of optimal thyroid function means that metabolic problems are being ignored even though a constellation of symptoms is obvious.  A new study evaluates thyroid hormone levels within the normal range and finds that iodine is lacking when weight is gained.  It also finds that weight gain itself may actually be inducing the thyroid problems as a form of stress.

Read More...