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How To Reverse Polycystic Ovary

obese women with PCOS that insulin and insulin genetic defect.
are more insulin resistant resistance play the most Another group of re- P
than healthy women. prominent role in caus- searchers proposed the C

Women with PCOS ing PCOS. This means theory that fetal adapta- O
have an increased preva- that putting someone tions cause the genetic S

lence of obesity. with PCOS on a diet that defect(s) that lead(s) to
Fat cells in women can lower insulin levels PCOS. In other words, A
with PCOS tend to be and reduce insulin resis- if the fetus is develop- W

more insulin resistant. tance— like the ketogenic ing inside of its mother A
Women with PCOS diet — is best, right? while she is in a stressful R

tend to have higher levels Before we jump to any environment (i.e., lacking E
of insulin. conclusions, we must also adequate food), then the N
consider the studies on the fetus will undergo genetic E

And some interesting find- inheritability of PCOS. changes to help it adapt to S
ings on the genetic side of The studies found that this that stressful environment. S

the issue: disorder has a genetic in- One of these genetic ad-
Oligomenorrhea (in- fluence that is independent aptations is insulin resis- 2
frequent menstrual peri- of lifestyle factor, which tance. Although insulin 0

ods) was more common in raises the question — are resistance is associated 2
the mothers and sisters of women with PCOS stuck with PCOS, heart disease, 0

women with PCOS than in with it? obesity, and type 2 diabe-
women without PCOS. _____________________ tes, it is useful when food
Some first-degree ___________________ is scarce because it keeps

relatives of women with PCOS — Inheritable, Yet energy in the blood for a
PCOS are insulin resis- Mutable longer duration, so it can

tant. reach the cells that need it
Recent twin and Many researchers sug- most.
family studies have sug- gest that there are spe-

gested that insulin resis- cific genetic variants that However, many of us live
tance is a genetic defect in contribute to PCOS. For in environments with food

PCOS. example, a recent study abundance. Chips, cook-
by Miller and colleagues ies, cakes, or any other
Throughout these research concluded that we might food you desire can touch

papers, the one phrase that be able to explain the as- your taste buds within 30
sticks out most is insu- sociation of PCOS and in- minutes of thinking about

lin resistance. It seems sulin resistance by a single it. This combination of in-

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