Significant negative changes in thyroid function during weight loss suggest the method is unsustainable and detrimental to health. — Whalespan
Significant negative changes in thyroid function during weight loss suggest the method is unsustainable and detrimental to health.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“All of these things are going to change as the body loses weight, but I think if there are massive changes in hormonal function, especially thyroid function, to slow the thyroid and have a negative effect on the thyroid, then what you are doing to lose weight is probably not sustainable long-term and is probably not good for your overall health.”