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Thyroid and Obesity: Not a One-Way Interaction

Mario Rotondi, Flavia Magri, Luca Chiovato

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2011 · 116 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Obesity was classically regarded as being secondary to thyroid dysfunction, but a novel view indicates that changes in TSH could also be secondary to obesity.

References

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Investigations of Thyroid Hormones and Antibodies in Obesity: Leptin Levels Are Associated with Thyroid Autoimmunity Independent of Bioanthropometric, Hormonal, and Weight-Related Determinants

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