Carbohydrates linked with infertility in women
Posted on 1 April 2009
Infertility is estimated to affect up to 15 per cent of couples. And while the underlying issue here can be with either the woman or the man (or both), one relatively common cause of infertility relates to a problem with ovulation (the normal release of an egg from the ovary about every month). Sometimes, problems with ovulation can relate to a condition known as polycystic ovarian syndrome or
Published April 1, 2009 . Filed under: Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate/Carbohydrate Restriction, Pregnancy and Fertility, Women's Health
Hormones ! ?
April 2, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
I think that anytime someone reports on an observational/prospective/cohort study, they should link to this blog post by Dr. Eades, which explains why the only value all such studies have is to generate hypotheses: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statistics/observational-studies-2/
April 4, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
jake3_14
I agree with that, and particularly think individuals need to be careful about inferring causality from epidemiological studies.
April 4, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
When people start regarding sugar as a drug that is as equally dangerous to our health as any other drug of dependence then and only then will we see the general health of the world improve. if you don’t believe sugar is addictive try eliminating it from your diet for a period of 2 weeks or more the initial reaction of your body is withdrawl – headaches, pain and shaking & lethargy which most people think is because of the low carb diet but in a word Duh! it is the sugar withdrawl you are feeling not the increase in meat & fat consumption.
April 6, 2009 @ 12:32 pm
[...] I’m not just talking about white sugar, carbs too Dr. Briffa posted a blog on carbs an infertility: In a recent study published in the European Journal of [...]
July 8, 2009 @ 5:50 am
Gluten intolerance is another factor to consider in infertility. The book Dangerous Grains lists infertility and irregular cycles as possible related to such an intolerance. Thus it may be that particular carbs — gluten-containing grains — are the source of the problem.
July 30, 2009 @ 6:17 pm