The PCOS Diet: Guide With Cookbook: Nutritional Approach For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Download or read book The PCOS Diet: Guide With Cookbook: Nutritional Approach For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome written by Elizabeth Hill and published by PWPH Publications. This book was released on with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the 210 recipes also include detailed information on calories, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, protein, fiber and sodium, as well as serving sizes. Until recently, diet was not thought of as an important adjunct in treatment. However, since the fairly recent discovery regarding the role insulin resistance plays in PCOS, many experts now believe that diet should be a part of the treatment plan. The standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate, weight-loss diet may not be the best approach for women with PCOS. High intakes of carbohydrates, will quickly turn to sugar and cause elevated levels of insulin. Since high levels of insulin can cause a multitude of problems for women with PCOS, a better diet would be a low-glycemic index diet. This is a diet that includes foods or combinations of foods that do not cause a rapid rise in blood