Mikaela Shiffrin wins parallel slalom city event in Oslo. Shiffrin matches her childhood idol, Marlies Schild, with her 37th World Cup victory.
It stores and produces hormones that affect the function of virtually every organ in our bodies. Thyroid hormone (Triiodothyronine or T3) regulates our metabolic rate and is associated with modest changes in body weight and energy levels.
The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, just in front of the windpipe (trachea). It produces thyroid hormones, which help regulate the body's metabolism (the chemical processes that occur in the body).