Wednesday 16 August 2006 Sweet PCOS diet may exacerbate condition
Source: Fertility and Sterility 2006; 86: 411-7
Comparing the diets of women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome and the association of diet with insulin resistance and secretion.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome appear to consume high quantities of white bread, white rice, and soft drinks, which could be contributing to their condition, suggests research.
"Dietary analysis supported the hypothesis that women with PCOS consume a larger quantity of specific foods with a high glycemic index, despite sharing a diet that is similar in total energy, macronutrient, micronutrient, and high glycemic index food content with age-, race-, and weight-matched control women," writes the team, led by Crystal Douglas (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA).
"The small but consistent difference in dietary pattern observed between the groups suggests that dietary quality and its effect on metabolic outcomes should be more thoroughly examined in this population," they conclude.
High glycemic index foods have been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in previous research, but their association with PCOS has not been widely examined.
Douglas and colleagues compared the intake of specific nutrients and foods, and glucose and insulin measurements between 30 women with PCOS and 27 healthy controls.
They found that white bread was consumed significantly more often by the women with than by those without PCOS, at 7.9 compared with 5.5 servings over a 4-day period, and that PCOS patients showed a tendency to eat more fried potatoes, at 1 serving every 4 days compared with 0.4 for non-PCOS patients.
However, among the PCOS women, homeostatis model assessment values for insulin resistance and percentage beta-cell function were significantly associated with body mass index, not with diet.
Thats odd as I have eaten wheat and whole wheat nearly all of my life. We eat brown rice and sweet potatos.
*sigh* I know there are few difinitives, but to place blame soley on someone consuming white bread is short sighted.
In my family of nearl 100 first cousins (including aunts and uncles) almost everyone of us has endrocine issues of some sort. Every single one of us. White bread was a luxury, not a staple either.
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*sigh* I know there are few difinitives, but to place blame soley on someone consuming white bread is short sighted.
There was no 'blame' here. It was just an 'observation' of the women in the study.
Even the researchers admit that the difference between the two group was 'small' - but enough to warrant more research.
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"The small but consistent difference in dietary pattern observed between the groups suggests that dietary quality and its effect on metabolic outcomes should be more thoroughly examined in this population," they conclude.
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But the wording is given as a proven hypothosis. It is not just a, 'Hey, we think eating white bread might be linked to PCOS. As stated here, '"Dietary analysis supported the hypothesis that women with PCOS consume a larger quantity of specific foods with a high glycemic index' This statement is saying definitivly that those with PCOS are eating thier way into thier condition. The researchers studied less than 60 people in total and for only four days. That is a tiny group and an insignificant amount of time to reach any conclusion definitvely.
Did the researchers study PCOSers who consitently eat higher quality foods, such as the oatmeal, whole grains, tons of veggies and lean meats or just a few who had recently been diganosed? I fear the study may be flawed by just these two variables alone that it can not be taken at face value. If more follow up studies said the same thing even of those PCOSers who eat very healthly with a larger precentage of varied populations and over several months, I would be more inclined to believe the results. But at this time, I think much more study needs to be done to verfiy thier findings before placing it out there for the world to see.
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