For nearly a half century, America has been on a witch hunt to find the ingredient that is making us fat. In the 1980s, the culprit was fat itself. Next it was carbs. Today, sugar is the enemy—unless you’re caught up in the war on gluten. And none of it has worked. Obesity is now [...]
Some people with hypothyroidism, or under-active thyroid glands, are organizing and agitating. Their complaint? That traditional means for diagnosing and treating the condition don’t work for all patients. Grass roots patient-activist organizations with names like ThyroidChange and Thyroid Patient Advocacy, and the doctor-founded National Academy of Hypothyroidism, say that the current screening test for hypothyroidism [...]