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WHY DIETS AND FOOD RESTRICTION DON’T WORK FOR PCOS ✦ Coach Nush on PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
❖ Anushree Mahajan
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f you have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and you’ve been searching for solutions to your symptoms, it’s more than likely that you’ve encountered dieting and food restriction as a main way to manage your condition. However, though it might seem counterintuitive, there are many reasons why this is NOT the best approach to managing PCOS. A key reason is that dieting and food restriction is not sustainable. Meaning that most of us are not able to go more than six months following a strict diet or cutting out specific foods. Even if we manage to go more than six months, in order for this restrictive way-of-eating to really be a solution to our PCOS, it has to be something we can keep up with life-long.
❃ “The important thing to note in this discussion is that weightgain is NOT a cause of PCOS, but instead it’s a symptom of the condition. Meaning that, having excess weight on your body didn’t cause you to develop PCOS - having PCOS is what caused you to gain weight in the first place.” - Coach Nush
