Thyroid : Facts & Fiction
" Moti kitni moti hain , Din bhar khati hain , Rat bhar soti hain , Weight badhaa toh kyun roti hain ?", is our very first reaction when we encounter any fat person , especially a lady. We usually associate weight gain to over eating and post-pregnancy. So when we start getting heavier , our first concern is our diet. Even though we are hungry, we avoid food , in order to stop weight gain. This misconception seriously affects our health. The major symptom of Thyroid is Thyroweight (weight gain and lethargy), which should be medically checked and attended to immediately without further delay. However, facts show, thyroweight and other common symptoms like hair fall, fatigue, dry skin get attributed to lifestyle changes and often neglected. " Look at her neck ,seems like she is not eating Iodized TV-Namak ", we school students used to murmur among ourselves. Yes, we grew up watching that TV advertisement, learning our two bits about Thyroid ...