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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

PCOS affects reproductive-age women and is characterized by irregular menstrual cycles, infertility, and excess androgen production. Insulin resistance is a major contributor, stimulating the ovaries to produce more androgens and disrupting normal hormone balance. Several studies show that low-carbohydrate diets or metformin therapy can improve symptoms by lowering insulin levels.1

  1. Mavropoulos, J.C., et al. (2005). The effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on the polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 2, 35. ↩