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<blockquote data-quote="reidpj" data-source="post: 948768" data-attributes="member: 36922"><p>The standard tests miss an awful lot of people (myself included). They usually only check for TSH (which says more about the pituitary than the thyroid); T4 and FT4 (free T4). The most biologically active thyroid hormone is T3 (which they don't usually test for??). The thyroid (if working properly) secretes a little T3 along with a lot more of T4. T4 is converted to T3 (mostly in the liver); so T4 is really a pro hormone. Any T4 not converted to T3 has to be converted to rT3 (reverse T3) before it can be excreted. rT3 can block the action of T3 in times of stress, illness, famine, etc - the reason why the metabolism slows down during dieting. Body builders 'supplement' with T3 to get that 'ripped' look.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reidpj, post: 948768, member: 36922"] The standard tests miss an awful lot of people (myself included). They usually only check for TSH (which says more about the pituitary than the thyroid); T4 and FT4 (free T4). The most biologically active thyroid hormone is T3 (which they don't usually test for??). The thyroid (if working properly) secretes a little T3 along with a lot more of T4. T4 is converted to T3 (mostly in the liver); so T4 is really a pro hormone. Any T4 not converted to T3 has to be converted to rT3 (reverse T3) before it can be excreted. rT3 can block the action of T3 in times of stress, illness, famine, etc - the reason why the metabolism slows down during dieting. Body builders 'supplement' with T3 to get that 'ripped' look. [/QUOTE]
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