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There are three main keys in genuine weight loss - food, exercise and correcting your metabolism faults. Your metabolism refers to a complex series of chemical processes that convert food into energy as well as establishing the rate at which your body burns calories.

There are three main keys in genuine weight loss — food, exercise and correcting your metabolism faults. Your metabolism refers to a complex series of chemical processes that convert food into energy as well as establishing the rate at which your body burns calories.

Do you feel exhausted all the time, find it hard to lose weight, or even to keep warm during the good weather we are presently experiencing? The vast majority of people with underactive thyroids often accept these symptoms as normal, living with levels of fatigue that would be completely unreasonable to most - without realising it.

Tiredness is one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor with one in 10 people suffering from it. Women are more likely to be affected than men, say experts, with up to 75 per cent believed to suffer from it at some time.