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2. Desiccated thyroid extract - Wikipedia

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   Desiccated thyroid extract is prepared from pig thyroid glands. The glands are dried (desiccated), ground to powder, combined with binder chemicals, and pressed into pills. This was a new use for parts that were previously unwanted slaughterhouse offal , and Armour and Company , the dominant American meatpacker in the 20th century, supplied the ...

3. Hypothyroidism - Wikipedia

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   Desiccated thyroid extract is an animal-based thyroid gland extract, [16] most commonly from pigs. It is a combination therapy, containing forms of T 4 and T 3. [16] It also contains calcitonin (a hormone produced in the thyroid gland involved in the regulation of calcium levels), T 1 and T 2; these are not present in synthetic hormone ...

4. ATC code A08 - Wikipedia

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   ATC code A08 Antiobesity preparations, excluding diet products is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.

5. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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   Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in a recent study. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss

6. 8 Mediterranean Diet Foods to Stock Up On in January ... - AOL

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   For example, Brazil nuts help to support thyroid health, and walnuts have omega-3s that support brain health and reduce inflammation,” says Jones. Eating more nuts is linked with reduced risk of ...

7. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid hormones, another early weight loss drug, also raised energy expenditure but ceased to be used for weight loss due to cardiac risks and other adverse effects. [18] Selective thyromimetics that work on the thyroid hormone receptor beta may be able to exert some of the beneficial thermogenic effects of thyroid hormones with fewer adverse ...