Rose: Elizabeth Taylor says don't count calories because you're going to be hungry and grumpy all day. She has a whole section where she sort of repeatedly brings up like unless you're one of those rare people with a bona fide medical condition, please refrain from using your thyroid as an excuse. Rose: This felt to me like a really good example of why sort of anti diet work is necessary but not sufficient. If your analysis stops at diets are bad, you can end up in weird places like this.

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