The thyroid gland, which is in your neck, sets the rate at which you produce energy from your body's stores by the release of thyroid hormones. The thyroid gland controls metabolism through the production of thyroid hormone. It may become overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism).
If you're producing too much hormone, and the gland is overactive, you're said to be hyperthyroid, which affects 2 per cent of women and 0.2 per cent of men.
While if you’re not producing enough hormone, and the gland is underactive, you're said to be hypothyroid, which affects 2 per cent of women and 0.1 per cent of men.
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