MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. Thyroid hormones control the way your body uses energy, so they affect nearly every organ in your body, even the way your heart beats. Without enough thyroid hormones, many of your body’s functions slow down.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hypothyroidism is caused by an underactive thyroid. It often causes weight gain, among other symptoms. Most people with untreated hypothyroidism gain between 5 to 10 pounds. Treating hypothyroidism may not be enough to lose the excess weight.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperthyroidism happens when the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone. This condition also is called overactive thyroid. Hyperthyroidism speeds up the body’s metabolism. That can cause many symptoms, such as weight loss, hand tremors, and rapid or irregular heartbeat.

Detailed explanation-4: -In people living with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), the body’s metabolism slows down. This can often lead to many symptoms, including lethargy and fatigue.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thyroid disease can affect a person’s weight by regulating how fast they burn calories, or how slow they burn calories. It all works toward speeding up if it’s overactive, or under active, it can slow everything down, so it makes them gain weight uncontrollably.