Keto Diet Boosts Fertility Among Women With PCOS: Study
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The ketogenic (keto) diet may not only help lose that extra fat but also cut down hormone imbalances, enabling women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to conceive, according to a new study. PCOS is the most common hormone disorder in women, affecting 7-10 percent of women of childbearing age. It can cause infertility and raises the risk of developing diabetes, obesity and other metabolic health problems.
The keto diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet that has shown promising effects in women with PCOS. Research has found it may help women lose weight and maintain weight loss, improve their fertility, optimise their cholesterol levels and normalise their menstrual cycles. "We found an association between the ketogenic diet and an improvement in reproductive hormone levels, which influence fertility, in women with PCOS," said Karniza Khalid, from the Ministry of Health Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "These findings have important clinical