PCOS - Hormones and Weight Gain
What Hormones cause weight gain with PCOS
Hormones play a large role in PCOS. By far the biggest lifestyle contributor of hormonal imbalances leading to PCOS is poor diet and a natural weight loss program designed for PCOS is a must. Research supports that a high consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates cause an unhealthy rise in insulin levels. Insulin stimulates androgen receptors on the outside of the ovary, causing the typical PCOS symptoms of excess hair (on the face, arms, legs), thin hair (on the head), and acne. Eventually this type of diet will cause obesity, which will cause insulin resistance (the inability of the cells to take in insulin) which will aggravate the PCOS even more.
- Oestrogen Dominance Causes PCOS
- Progesterone Weakness Causes PCOS
- Testosterone Dominance Causes PCOS
- Androgen Excess Causes PCOS
- Insulin Excess and Fat Cell Sickness or Sick Fat, Causes PCOS
... all of these factors affect your metabolism and lead to PCOS and weight gain, especially around the tummy. Different foods set off different hormonal reactions in the body. This is a well researched and known fact.
Balancing these hormones through making the correct dietary choices is the first step to taking charge of your PCOS.