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Low Starch/Low Dairy Diet Results in Successful Treatment of Obesity and Co- Morbidities Linked to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Source :
- Journal of obesity & weight loss therapy
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- OMICS Publishing Group, 2015.
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Abstract
- Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects approximately 15% of reproductive-age women and increases risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, cancer and infertility. Hyperinsulinemia is believed to contribute to or worsen all of these conditions, and increases androgens in women with PCOS. Carbohydrates are the main stimulators of insulin release, but research shows that dairy products and starches elicit greater postprandial insulin secretion than non-starchy vegetables and fruits. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an 8-week low-starch/low-dairy diet results in weight loss, increased insulin sensitivity, and reduced testosterone in women with PCOS. Methods: Prospective 8-week dietary intervention using an ad libitum low starch/low dairy diet in 24 overweight and obese women (BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and ≤45 kg/m2) with PCOS. Diagnosis of PCOS was based on the Rotterdam criteria. Weight, BMI, Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), fasting and 2-hour glucose and insulin, homeostasis model assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), HbA1c, total and free testosterone, and Ferriman-Gallwey scores were measured before and after the 8-week intervention. Results: There was a reduction in weight (-8.61 ± 2.34 kg, p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
030309 nutrition & dietetics
medicine.medical_treatment
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Insulinemic
Article
Hyperinsulinemia
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Insulin resistance
Weight loss
Internal medicine
Insulinogenic
Weight Loss
PCOS
medicine
2. Zero hunger
0303 health sciences
business.industry
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Insulin
medicine.disease
Polycystic ovary
Obesity
Diet
3. Good health
Postprandial
Endocrinology
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21657904
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....752a6b6004f0a0bc38b6c416f678980d