Consult a doctor if there’s continuous and unexplained weight loss over six months. If there is a disease, early interventions help, says Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
"Any new onset symptoms in the elderly, which are not fully explainable, should warrant an evaluation of thyroid function tests," said Dr Harshal Ekatpure, consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune