My understanding is that this is something that can be temporary, as
Dr. Atkins
seemed to be saying. Perhaps you might want to check on it in a few
months or so?

--Richard

Cave Chick wrote:

> Richard,
>
> I feel healthy.  Blood pressure was fine.  The only "weird" symptoms I've
> exprienced are that I am heat intolerant (feel way too hot when everyone
> around me is freezing) and have noticed some hair loss.  I attributed the
> hair loss to the rather rapid weightloss I've experienced on this way of
> eating but the dr. checked my thyroid which he said appears normal:
>
> TSH:  1.53      ("Normal" Range: .40-5.50)
> T4, Total: 8.8  ("Normal" Range: 4.5-12.0)
> T3, Total: 107 ("Normal" Range: 80-190)
>
>  I recently heard Dr. Atkins once say on the radio that a high HDL w/High LDL
> in connection with a protein based, low-carb diet could mean thyroid activity
> is dropping which is common during weight loss-- but that doesn't seem to be
> the case.  Thoughts??