Weight Loss Tips for Women with PCOS

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Weight Loss Tips For Women With PCOS
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INDEX

1. Weight Loss Tips For Women With PCOS
2. Cut Down Your Carb Intake
3. Increase Fiber Intake.
4. Avoid Added Sugars And Processed Foods
5. Proteins
6. Stay full

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Weight Loss Tips For Women With PCOS

• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can be defined
  as a condition caused due to imbalanced hormones,
  irregular periods and formation of follicles (a
  small collection of fluids) on ovaries and is
  unable to release eggs regularly.
• Over 6-9 of woman has this condition.
• Woman, commonly in reproductive are observed with
  this disorder.

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• Losing even a small amount of weight with
  approximately 4-7 can create a huge positive
  impact on fertility, menstrual cycle, and Insulin
  resistance and improve hormone levels.
• For a woman, it becomes really difficult to lose
  weight as different disorders related to this
  condition create hurdles for them.
• Here are some health tips for you to lead you
  towards a healthy life.

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1. Cut Down Your Carb Intake

• Carb intake of your body creates an impact on our
  body.
• Lowering intake will you manage PCOS as it is
  linked with insulin levels.
• Insulin is important as they help manage blood
  sugar and storing energy in your body.

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• Having insulin resistance will stop your cell
  recognizing the effects of the insulin.
• Study says an increase in body fat and weight is
  associated with high levels of insulin.
• The study suggests, obese woman with PCOS and
  insulin resistance.

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• A diet with a lower carb, higher fat (40 carbs,
  45 fats and 15 protein) can help to lower your
  insulin level.
• GI (glycmic index) is an index used to rank how
  quickly carbohydrate affects the blood sugar.
• A diet with low GI can help a woman with PCOS.

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Increase Fiber Intake.

• A diet with high fiber intake can help you with
  weight loss as they keep you full after your
  meal.
• Research says that lower belly fat and total body
  fat, and insulin resistance is directly connected
  to high fiber intake (only in women with PCOS).
• It is necessary to know about your body. Find out
  calories required and fibers according to your
  body an increase in fiber intake accordingly.

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Avoid Added Sugars And Processed Foods

• Slash down unhealthy foods in your diet. They
  raise your blood sugar level and are also
  associated with obesity.
• Woman with PCOS is more sensitive than a woman
  without.
• Their sugar level rises more than compared even
  when the same amount of sugar is consumed.

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• Real food, which is not processed much create a
  lesser impact on blood sugar level.
• Experts advise avoiding fast food, candies,
  cakes and cookies as they contain a high amount
  of added carbs and sugar as they create problems
  maintaining healthy body weight.

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Proteins

• Protein makes you feel full after eating and
  helps to stabilize your blood sugar.
• Making you feel full reduces your cravings and
  manage your calories.
• It is advised to lean towards high protein diet
  with 35-45 of calories from protein. This will
  help you lose a significant amount of weight.

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• Increase your protein intake by including food
  like meat, eggs, seafood and nut. Healthy protein
  snacks will help you a lot with reducing weight.

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Stay full

• Lowering calorie intake will create a negative
  impact on hormones controlling appetite. It will
  slow down your metabolism.
• It may look good for the short term but it will
  make your body adapt to this change and reduce
  overall calories it burns which may lead to
  weight regain.

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• Appetite increasing hormones are affected because
  of such restriction.
• So it is better to intake whole food and slash
  down processed food.
• By intaking, the same amount of calories from
  healthy food will work better than cutting down
  the number of calories.

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• By PCOS treatment of well planned diet, mindful
  eating, healthy mind and exercise you will be
  able shed some weight and lead a healthy life.

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