I think you should reread the report(s). The Flint CRP study report is at the Free Library: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Star+Scientific+Announces+Successful+First+Look+at+the+%22Flint%22+CRP...-a0306202830 You may also be interested in the Thyroid study that got published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology amd Matabolism: http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jc.2013-2951