Tag: tsh
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Thyroid Labs
It is possible for imbalances of thyroid hormones to exist despite a normal TSH. One example of such an imbalance is non-thyroidal illness syndrome, which was investigated in the context of obesity by Keşkek et al. (2018). They found that 9.5% of the 219 obese participants in their study had low free T3 despite normal…
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Carnitine and Fatigue
L-carnitine is important for energy production, and a study found that supplementing with l-carnitine reduced symptoms of fatigue in some people with hypothyroidism (An et al., 2016). The dosage used in the study was 990 mg twice a day for twelve weeks. A few people experienced minor side effects like nausea and discomfort. When…
Northern Nutritionals 