About 10 million people suffer from hypothyroidism throughout our nation and it is what causes weight gains on average of 5 to 10 pounds, which is most commonly found in women (Gained a Few?). The American Thyroid Association also stated the fact that a 5 to 10 pound gain is associated to hypothyroidism, but depending on the severity of the illness (Thyroid & Weight). Sometimes even excessive weight gains of 40 pounds occur, which was what had happened to Kathryn Morgan and cost her career as a ballet dancer for the New York City Ballet (Gained a Few?), because ballet dancers are usually very slim. However, the American Thyroid Association says that massive weight gains are rare; thus Morgan is one of the rare cases to gain such a considerable
