Polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS affects one in every ten women in reproductive age, according to the information of the Department of health and human services of the United States. In fact, up to 11 year old girls may suffer from it. It is the leading cause of infertility and menstrual disorders in women. One of the worst effects of the SOP is the woman who suffers from it may be unable to lose weight, especially in the abdominal area. It is unknown what exactly what causes the SOP; However, some scientists believe that it is a hormonal problem resulting from a genetic predisposition and their cause is the inability of the body to properly use insulin. Undesirable problems include weight gain and female health problems. Combat the SOP with a good regimen of physical exercise and a healthy diet, many women who suffer from PCOS, however, have managed to lose weight and at the same time have eased their symptoms of PCOS through a careful physical exercise and diet plan.
That plan includes eating healthy unprocessed foods and an index Low glycaemic (GI). The glycemic index lists types of food according to the quantity that increases bodily levels of sugar in blood between two and three hours after its consumption. Foods with a high content of carbohydrates appear at the top of the list of the index, since they are the types of foods that are most likely to increase blood sugar levels. Healthy foods, such as non-starch types of fruits and vegetables, listed below. If you broke your consumption of starchy foods and those containing flour, and white rice, and instead, eat foods with IG low, can win the battle against weight, even if you suffer from PCOS.
For any regime to lose weight to be a success, it is necessary to include physical exercise and long. If you have PCOS, it is even more important because you have to burn more calories than you consume. Performing regular physical exercise also has the benefit of increasing the metabolism, which, in turn, reduces levels of bad hormones in the body and, therefore, balances levels of insulin. Women with PCOS have a higher level of the male hormone testosterone than the average of women and physical exercise helps them to deplete this hormone and therefore is removed more rapidly from the body.If you have PCOS, the key to losing weight is to have attention and encouragement from a health care professional so that you can be assured that the exercises and diet plan is right for you. There are many very confusing information floating around everywhere, so the best thing is to deal with people who have the correct information and know how to lose those pounds and maintain weight. The prevalence of PCOS implies that there are many resources available as well as forums of support which can be accessed online and can be very useful in your battle against the resulting symptoms. If your diagnosis of PCOS is fairly recent, or you know someone who suffers from it, you probably know how frustrating it can be to lose weight. Make sure you research a little and find everything you can about the SOP, as well as get all the support you need. That is the best way to reach your goal of weight loss with success. There are millions of women with PCOS who have managed to lose weight; over time, you can reduce your weight as well as your symptoms.