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The thyroid is a vital part of the body’s immune-defence mechanism. It stimulates the production of special white blood cells, known as T cells and B cells, to help the body fight against disease. Chronic liver and kidney disease, acute and chronic illness, starvation and diets too low in carbohydrate lower the production of T3. It is thought that this may be part of an adaptive process to help the body defend itself against illness.