More from Gary Taubes: Your questions, answered

I wonder if Gary has done or plans to do any research on the relationship of dietary fat consumption and autoimmune disorders, particulary thyroid disorders, which increase ones risks for diabetes.

I am wondering specifically about the validity of "Effect of a High-Fat Diet on Energy Balance and Thermic Effect of Food in Hypothyroid Rats; European Journal of Endocrinology (1997)by Iossa, Mollica, and Lionetti,et. al.

I wonder if other studies confirm or contradict these supposed findings that the rats gain fat on the high fat diet, and if the conclusions reported are indeed what the research suggests.

While restricting carbohydrates may be best for overall and certain health conditions, are there any diseases where this dietary approach should be modified?

In Ullrich, I.H., Peters, P.J., Albrink, M.J., "Effect of Low-Carbohydrate Diets High in Either Fat or Protein on Thyroid Function, Plasma Insulin, Glucose, and Triglycerides in Healthy Young Adults," Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 4(4), 1985, pages 451-459, the summary reports that" TSH, the hormone responsible for regulating the release of thyroid hormone, decreased significantly after both diets. T3, a particular thyroid hormone, decreased more after the high-fat diet compared with the high-protein diet".

I am not a doctor or researcher and would greatly appreciate the opinion of a well qualified science researcher such as Taubes to look into this, and other relevant studies, if he has not already.

Do these folks at Health Central just need some help to find and fix internal links that get broken? Maybe they just don't care. That's my first guess. Otherwise, it could be that they have too much work and not enough time or money.

Other reasons come to mind but I've surely insulted them enough already, given that I really appreciate that they provide a home for important voices on important topics. I just wish they were more nearly perfect.

Like me.

(Yeah, right.) ((That's the double positive that means negative.))

(Shut up kid. I don't know what you did but you're doin' it again.)