Could T2 Help with Weight Loss?

In animal studies, researchers looked at the effects of another naturally occurring iodothyronine, 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine (known as T2), to determine if it could raise metabolism and burn fat without inducing throtoxicity. In the study, T2 treatment resulted in a reduction of body weight gain (-13%), fat accumulation (-50%), serum cholesterol (-20%) and tryglicerides (-50%), compared to untreated high-fat fed animals. Heart rate, T4, T3 and TSH levels were unchanged, indicating that the T2 did not induce thyrotoxicosis. Tthe researchers concluded that " If these results hold true for humans, pharmacological administration of T2 might help to counteract pathologies linked to hyperlipidemic states without inducing a thyrotoxic state."

NOTE: The desiccated natural thyroid drugs, i.e., Armour, Nature-throid and Biotech, include T2 as part of their overall component hormones.

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Source: Lanni A et. al. "3,5-DIIODO-L-THYRONINE (T2) REDUCES ADIPOSITY AND BODY WEIGHT GAIN IN RATS BY INCREASING FATTY ACID OXIDATION," Abstracts, European Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, 2004