On the other hand you may have some awareness that when the thyroid gland is not working properly , we can suffer an increase in body weight .
People who have a hard time losing weight are apt to suspect that they are suffering from hypothyroidism , in which the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 ( which play a big part in controlling the overall rate at which food is burned to produce energy ) are not produced in the quantities needed to stimulate sufficient energy production . So the net effect is your body stores more fat than it burns off .
The functioning of your thyroid can be hampered by various factors , such as genetic disposition and response to other diseases , including auto-immune dysfunctions . In addition to affecting only a very small percentage of the population , none of these factors you have much control over , so it is best to seek the advice of a medical practitioner when it comes to diagnosis of thyroid problems and the treatment of them .
But besides the level of thyroid hormones in your body , there are other hormones that also play an important part in the determination of your metabolic rate . These other hormones , which respond to diet and exercise , are much more under your direct control , and can result in weight gain when they become unbalanced in your body , even when your thyroid levels are perfectly in-line .
It is these other hormones that I want to tell you about now , since if they are out of whack in your body they must be rebalanced to burn fat rather than store it .
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