Weight-Reducing Herbal Medicines Damage the Thyroid Gland
Hidemi Ohye, MD; Shuji Fukata, MD; Maki Kanoh, RN; Sumihisa Kubota, MD; Kanji Kuma, MD; Akira Miyauchi, MD; Masahiro Sugawara, MD. Thyrotoxicosis Caused by Weight-Reducing Herbal Medicines. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:831-834. |
COMMENT:
The thyroid gland controls the rate at which your body uses energy and increasing thyroid hormones increases the rate at which energy is used. But the thyroid also controls a wide range of other body hormones and functions. Playing about with the body's hormone system is risky.
Drugs may be effective in controlling infectious diseases, but they are rarely the best option in non-infectious conditions such as being overweight. The safest way to lose weight and maintain a normal weight is with a low-carb, high-fat diet based on natural foods.
Last updated 30 April 2005
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