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techbro - October 25th, 2010 2:55 AM

did you know that carbs can affect women's fertility?

According to Women's-Health:

It may be hard to believe that eating carbohydrates can impact on your fertility levels, but this is what scientists are claiming in their latest research. When you eat carbohydrates, your body breaks them down into sugars. These sugars are absorbed into your blood stream causing the pancreas to release more insulin in response.

One of the side effects of high insulin is that it increases the production of male hormones by the ovaries and therefore increases the hormone levels in the blood. This hormonal imbalance can affect the balance that is necessary for reproduction and ovulation and results in ovulatory infertility.

zzerrgzz - October 25th, 2010 3:32 AM

I would like to add that women with PCOS also have ghigh resistance to insulin which makes it hard for them to regulate hormones and get pregnant.

heatherlyn - October 26th, 2010 2:31 AM

Yes, too much of carbs is really no good to the body. Especially if you want to get pregnant, I suggest that you must limit your in take of it.

Lorne - October 26th, 2010 3:17 AM

Yes. Women with PCOS are usually overweight and so they develop resistance to insulin. Carbs is good (i live rice and pasta) but too much of a good thing can be bad for the body. Moderation is always the answer.

Kenji - October 27th, 2010 3:59 AM

I agree with Lorne I love pasta but too much can be bad!

Lovely - October 27th, 2010 9:52 AM

Yeah, I agree with her too. Too much of carbs can no longer be good to the body.

menchie - October 28th, 2010 1:13 PM

Carbohydrate is good for the body but make sure to have it in moderation. Because everything can have bad effects if it's too much already. We all know that.

techbro - October 30th, 2010 2:48 AM

being overweight or even underweight can have consequences with our bodies. it is important to eat the right kinds of foods.

Carbs is not bad. We all need carbs. however moderation is the answer with everything in life.

thanks to all who replied!

bOrncOnfused - October 31st, 2010 1:56 AM

We are really into pasta! But i belive that with the proper diet and exercise you can still eat carbohydrates. All it takes is moderation, diet and exercise.

BondGirlX - November 1st, 2010 11:47 PM

Is there anything that carbs won't do that we don't want? Make us fat, fat and oh yeah affect our fertility levels! Grrr... I can't believe this!

jackie.mist - January 29th, 2011 4:45 PM

You can't totally eliminate carbs from your diet. you don't actually have to give carbs up just because of having problems due to too much intake of carbs. too little intake is also not good.

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