High Protein Diet Reduces Depression in Women with PCOS
Appetite. 2007 Apr 4
Psychological benefits of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome-A pilot study.
Galletly C, Moran L, Noakes M, Clifton P, Tomlinson L, Norman R.
Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
This study compared the psychological effects of a low-protein high-carbohydrate (LPHC) diet and a high-protein low-carbohydrate (HPLC) diet in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Twenty-five overweight women with PCOS were matched for age, weight, and whether they were trying to conceive.
They were randomly allocated to the LPHC or HPLC diet for 16 weeks. All participants attended a weekly exercise, group support and educational program.
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale were administered at the beginning and end of the study.
The HPLC diet was associated with significant reduction in depression and improvement in self-esteem. There was no change in any psychological measures for the LPHC group.
There was no difference in weight loss between the groups.
Due to enhanced feelings of well-being, it is possible that HPLC diets may be associated with better compliance and hence be more successful in the long term treatment of obesity.
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Hey, SoulCysters! Need to eat more veggies, but can't find recipes??
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This is a personal choice, but I've recently switched from being a vegetarian (11 years) to eating meat to increase my protein intake and eat more naturally (it just works better that way for me, I know some can do it by vegetarian eating). I've actually lost weight since I began to eat meat and have noticed that my moods are more stable (ok, so my DH noticed too!)
Yeah, my endo insisted I give up carbs for most of the time and stick to proteins, veggies, occassional fruits and nuts. I can have 1 cheat day every 2 weeks, and this has to be for the rest of my life b/c of the PCOS, insulin resistance and all. I will be honest, a lot of the time I get off track. I started 5 weeks ago--was good the first 2 weeks and had 2 cheat days, one each week. I noticed that my mood was much improved, but wasn't sure why. Then life happened (job, house), and I started having carbs 1x a day (or sometimes 2x) (though still a vast improvement over my normal 4-5 x a day). I'm back on track again this week. And my mood is still much improved. And I saw this and thought hey, it must be the diet! I didn't do anything else different, I'm not on anti-depressents or anything, I don't have a boyfriend and haven't met anyone new that would spark my improved mood, so I think it is the diet.
While it killed me ethically, since I started including fish in my diet on a regular basis, and reduced my non-non-fat dairy intake substantially I have felt better. I'm bipolar, so it certainly doesn't reduce my need for medications, but I do think it does help.
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High Protein Diet Reduces Depression in Women with PCOS 
