"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>>> No, that's not true. There are plenty of reasons, all well
>>>> documented. One can speculate on which reason is the chicken and
>>>> which is the egg, but that doesn't mean there aren't already proven
>>>> behavioral strategies to solve the problem. They're all basically
>>>> eat less, eat better, and move more. We eat more, we eat poorer
>>>> quality food, and we move less than we used to.
>>>
>>> exactly.
>>>
>>> I was mistaken about the program being Dr. Fuhrman, it was Dr.
>>> Hyman. It's funny how now we have all these TV doctors, and they're
>>> all pretty much sayign the same thing; eat real food, not processed
>>> crap. move more. stay away from sugar and HFCS. Maximize greens
>>> and cruciferous veggies. (of course, they then pitch their own
>>> products while they're at it, but still...)
>>
>> Except that if you have a thyroid problem, and that is ever
>> increasing in the general population, crucifers should be limited.
>
> And, Julie, one - not you, "one" - should ask why you have a thyroid
> problem in the first place. You should also ask, if thyroid problems
> are on the rise and so is obesity, is there a connection between the
> two.
>
> -S-

I have asked and they do not know. Although I am no longer on meds for my
thyroid, I do have a goiter. Both of my parents have thyroid problems. My
husband has one. His dad had a severe one as did his dad's mom. And now my
daughter has one. I am the one who suspected that she did and I took her to
my Endocrinologist. It is a good thing that I did. He said that we caught
that and her pre-diabetes early. I could see the signs. Sadly, her other
Drs. did not and I couldn't even get them to test her for these things. The
Drs. at Children's did take note though and said that there was a problem
and she needed a follow-up. Only then did her other Drs. take note but they
did not give her the proper treatment.