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Unexplained, unintentional weight loss is often a result of illness and should be evaluated by a health-care professional. reference: Kasper, D.L., et al., eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Ed.
Other common causes of unexpected weight loss. Unintentional weight loss doesn't always have an identifiable underlying cause but, in addition to the causes mentioned above, it's often the result of: 1  depression.  an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), or over-treating an underactive thyroid.