Posted: Mar 08, 2011 3:28 pm
Templeton wrote:
An example of this as was stated in the previous thread; True or False-Exercise Makes You Thinner?, the thyroid releases two fat burning hormones T3, and T4, but these must be activated in the liver. If the liver is overstressed then the liver will not activate these hormones. The liver is one of our most important organs and is primarily responsible for filtering toxins from our bloodstream. If the liver is not functioning properly this can affect every organ and system in our body.
However,
Overall, the majority of patients with liver disease are clinically euthyroid, and this can be confirmed with a normal high sensitivity TSH test and a normal free T4. The latter test is routinely performed and obviates the need to take into account the variation in thyroidâbinding globulin levels seen in patients with liver disease.
http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/9/559.full#sec-6
The liver has a very large overcapacity in everything it does, and, while liver steatosis may be a reality, it does not necessarily follow that the liver has a measurably decreased level of function.