Letters to the Editor
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Stereotypes
It's no more hypothyroidism than it is space aliens from Alpha Centauri causing her to be heavier than she wants. It's just a way of shifting the blame, and finding a new (hopeless) trend to follow. It won't make her thin anymore than Optifast did, or the Best Life diet or running or having Rosie the personal chef.
-- Laurel962
This is why doctors are skeptical of hypothyroidism when overweight women come to them needing treatment. They view hypothyroidism as an excuse almost as much as the general population. It took my mother and sister years to get diagnosed with thyroid disease because no one thought to test for it until they demanded it.
With the huge amounts of money Oprah has spent trying to lose weight, don't you think it is conceivable that after all that effort her thyroid condition could have been thwarting her weight loss? I notice she didn't mention taking any medication. Perhaps meds would help? I'm not saying it would be a magic cure, but with medication, my mother and sister were both able to lose weight with diet and exercise wheras before they could not.