You only missed by 11 million people. "About 5 percent of the U.S. population has hypothyroidism. Women are much more likely than men to develop hypothyroidism." Source: Orlander PR, Woodhouse WR, Davis AB. Hypothyroidism. Available at: www.emedicine.com/med/topic1145.htm. Updated September 23, 2005. Accessed July 7, 2006. "The American Thyroid Association recommends that adults, particularly women, have a blood test to detect thyroid problems every 5 years starting at age 35." That's right, EVERYBODY, starting at 35...which is not considered middle aged. Certain factors can increase a person’s chances of developing thyroid disorders. Individuals may need more regular testing if they * have had a thyroid problem before, such as goiter or thyroid surgery * have a family history of thyroid disease * have other autoimmune diseases including Sjögren’s syndrome, pernicious anemia, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus * have Turner syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects girls and women * are older than 60 * have been pregnant or delivered a baby within the past 6 months * have received radiation to the thyroid or to the neck or chest And all of this is from the first freaking link when you google hypothyroidism. The numbers you post are way off, yet I'm the one who fails. Bwahahahahaha.
I'm done with this. It is apparent that I am not articulating my point very well and it may hit too close to home having had female family members and friends that all were clinically diagnosed with hypothyroidism based on thyroid levels in their bloodwork.
Queen latifa. A little on the heavy side, but she is beautiful. If she had a hot body she would be extra beautiful.
You know, I bet there are different definitions of what fat is between a black person and a non black person. Like the average size of a black and latino woman is 10 and a white woman is like a 8 or so. Now a store like Lane Bryant deals with the thick women while stores like 3-5-7 is for smaller women. A woman can be a size 16 can be considered fat, but a 16 can be "fine."
