When a person develops hypothyroidism, their metabolism slows down. âThe calories will stick, and you will gain weight,â Dr. Wartofsky said. The weight is not massive, however; usually between 10 and 30 pounds, he said, explaining that the body adjusts for the slower metabolism.
1 Any member of the genus Eunectes, a group of large, aquatic snakes found in South America. 2  Eunectes murinus, the green anaconda, the largest species, is found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Eunectes beniensis, the Bolivian anaconda, the most recently defined species, is found in the Departments of Beni and Pando in Bolivia. 2  The giant anaconda is a mythical snake of enormous proportions said to be found in South America.
Normally, during the first month of a pregnancy, the two sides of the spine (or backbone) join together to cover the spinal cord, spinal nerves and meninges (the tissues covering the spinal cord). Spina bifida refers to any birth defect involving incomplete closure of the spine. Myelomeningocele is the most common type of spina bifida. It is a neural tube defect in which the bones of the spine do not completely form, resulting in an incomplete spinal canal. This causes the spinal cord and meninges (the tissues covering the spinal cord) to stick out of the child's back.