In women with a certain type of overactive thyroid before menopause, having full-blown overactivity (not just mild) seems to speed up how fast their bones break down and rebuild — more than in healthy women or those with only mild overactivity.

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Bone turnover in overt and subclinical hyperthyroidism due to autonomous thyroid adenoma.

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1992

The study looked at women with overactive thyroid nodules and found that those with high thyroid hormone levels had faster bone turnover, meaning their bones were breaking down and rebuilding more quickly, just like the claim says.

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Bone turnover in overt and subclinical hyperthyroidism due to autonomous thyroid adenoma.

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DOI: 10.1159/000182315

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