People can gain with hyperthyroid problems also.  Believe me I know.  I
am hyperthyroid from graves disease and i have gained 60+ pounds from
being hyper.  Why??  Being hyper  does increase all activity in the
body.......... including appetite.  I eat and 30 minutes later i am
starving again.  not just hungry,  but starving!!!!

Trish

On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 19:00:29 -0800 Ingrid Bauer <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>   I thought that it was the thyroid, not sure if it means overactive
> >or underactive; in the mean time I was gaoing a whopping 1 to 2
> pounds a
> >day
>
> An underactive thyroid correspond to a very sluggish metabolism that
> translate into the  ability to gain weight with little calorie
> intake.
> jean-claude