I just watched an episode of House and he diagnosed a girl with Cushing’s – an illness that can cause obesity.
How is that possible? I was under the impression that our bodies use energy we get from food, and if it doesn’t get the food it’ll burn fat resulting in us getting slimmer – how can a disease change that?
How does it not go against some laws of thermodynamics? Maybe I’m just being silly.
In: Biology
I have Hashimoto’s.
The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped organ near the neck. It’s responsible for the metabolism in one’s body.
That organ tells my body: “Hey! She ate a cheeseburger, use it for energy!” Or “She ate a salad, use it for vitamins!”
It’s like a bunch of people in a factory telling the food what to do and where to go.
When you have Hashimoto’s, the immune system responsible for fighting viruses and bacteria in your body sees the thyroid as an enemy.
It’s not an enemy. It’s a friend, but the immune system is broken and decides to attack the thyroid anyway. Your thyroid instead of being fully functional is broken and can’t do it’s job properly.
Now, imagine a factory on fire. Everyone’s running around yelling orders to their worker.
“Hey you cheeseburger! Go for the energy line please!”
The cheeseburger is confused by all the alarms. Didn’t hear it, and goes straight to the hips without getting burned.
“Hey, salad! It’s your turn! Go to the liver. We need vitamin C!”
Salad wants to but the hallway is on fire. It goes to the wrong direction and is now consider a fat.
Now, all the food you eat is considered a bad food and isn’t burned for energy. You get really tired, lack vitamins, and gain a ton of weight.
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