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Studies have shown:
- Even modest weight loss (10-20%) improves all
symptoms of PCOS in obese patients: Acne, hirsutism
(excess
hair growth on face or body), and menstrual irregularities.
- Dietary composition can lower insulin resistance, improve insulin levels, insulin response to meals, total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL.
- Women with PCOS who self-reported 8 hours of sports activity per week had improvement in acne and menstrual irregularities.
Many patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
also have features of the metabolic syndrome, including
insulin resistance, obesity and dyslipidemia, suggesting
an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Increased
awareness of this overlap advocates therapies that
improve insulin resistance, and often ameliorate PCOS
symptoms” CLINICAL DIABETES Vol. 21, November
4, 2003
Metabolic syndrome is defined by 3 of the following criteria:
- Fasting
blood sugar ≥ 100 mg/dl
- Hypertension ≥ 130/85
mmHg
- Waist
circumference > 35 inches
- Elevated
Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl
- Low
HDL cholesterol <50 mg/dl
If you answer YES to any of the following questions you can benefit from nutrition therapy. Have you been diagnosed or are you being treated for PCOS?
Do You Have...
- a family history of infertility, irregular periods, or diabetes?
- trouble conceiving?
- diabetes?
- trouble losing weight?
- elevated blood sugar, triglycerides, or cholesterol?
- Low HDL cholesterol?
- excess hair growth on face or body?
- an apple shaped body?
- acne or irregular periods?
- metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance?
Contact us today and take control of PCOS!
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