Weight Gain Due To Thyroid

The healthy functioning of the thyroid is essential to maintaining metabolism and preventing the accumulation of body fat," writes Burton Goldberg in Alternative Medicine. An underacting Thyroid glands slows your metabolism; you thus burn dramatically fewer calories and feel sluggish. In addition, in Asian Health Secrets, Letha Hadady explains that an underacting thyroid gland promotes excess weight and cellulite by causing water retention.