The Claim

In adults with resistance to thyroid hormone β, TRIAC therapy is associated with a reduction in resting energy expenditure toward normal levels, with a Z-score change from +1.3 to +0.89 (P = .38), indicating a non-significant trend.

Source: TRIAC Therapy Relieves Hyperthyroid Symptoms, Lowering T4, T3, and Metabolic Rate in Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In adults with resistance to thyroid hormone β, treatment with TRIAC is associated with a decrease in resting energy expenditure toward normal values, though the change was not statistically significant.

See the scientific wording

In adults with resistance to thyroid hormone β, TRIAC therapy is associated with a reduction in resting energy expenditure toward normal levels, though the change did not reach statistical significance (Z-score from +1.3 to +0.89, P = .38), suggesting a possible but unconfirmed effect on metabolic rate.

Why this might work

TRIAC activates thyroid hormone receptors in the brain that control hormone production, causing the thyroid gland to make less thyroid hormone. With less thyroid hormone in the blood, the body's tissues burn less energy at rest, lowering the metabolic rate.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: TRIAC Therapy Relieves Hyperthyroid Symptoms, Lowering T4, T3, and Metabolic Rate in Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β

    In people with a rare condition where the body doesn’t respond properly to thyroid hormones, a treatment called TRIAC helped lower their unusually high metabolism a little bit — but not enough to be 100% sure it was the medicine and not just chance.

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