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Re: Caffeine
From: Kara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:44:03 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for the information Dona! I'd heard of people trying to avoid it,
but until now didn't know why. I'm trying very hard to lose weight and
don't want to sabotage myself. I will certainly cut caffeine out!
Cheers,
Kara
At Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Dona wrote:
>
>Caffiene is BAD,BAD,BAD! It can slow down your metabolism even though it
>makes you feel energetic. It can also cause miscarriages by cutting off
>blood supply to the fetus. Also try to avaid nutra sweet (asparatime)
>that also slows the metabolism and is very hard on your kidneys.Diet
>sodas are loaded with both caffiene and nutrasweet not to mention the
>soduim which causes water retension. I gave up diet sodas over a month
>ago and have lost 13 pounds without even trying!!Hope this helped. Dona
>
>>At Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Kara wrote:
>>Hi There,
>>I was wondering if anyone could answer a question for me. As a woman
>>who has pcos, I was wondering if I should be avoiding caffeine intake? I
>>was inquiring because my DR wanted to know what my intake was at my last
>>exam, and I wasn't sure if it was something I should be keeping an eye
>>on or restricting in my diet.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Kara
>>
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