Re: More colas in our diets - coincidence
From: angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Oct 2001 02:12:49 -0500 (CDT)
hi everyone,
what i would like to know is..... what is the perfect diet for women
with pcos and what is the perfect weight for us to be. Nothing we eat
anymore is any good for us. I also keep hearing about low carb diets.
When i see some of the recipes for low carb diets and recipes in
diabetic cookbooks they all seem like the normal food i cook. This may
sound stupid but what all constitutes carbohydrates in our food and what
do carbohydrates do that may make pcos flare up or how do they interact
with our hormones and testosterone levels etc. I guess any info helps.
I am just so confused with everything and i don't think stress helps
with pcos either.
angie
At Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Dona wrote:
>
>At Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Marsha wrote:
>>
>>Basically what I was trying to say is that I had a relatively low
>>carbohydrate, low sugar diet for the first few years following the birth
>>of my 10 1/2 lb. son. I was underweight when I concieved him and
>>returned to a normal weight within a month of having him. Despite this
>>lack of weight problem, I now know that his size was an indication of
>>problems to come for me. Anyways (back on the subject), it wasn't until
>>I started hearing bad reports about aspartame that I thought it best
>>that I return to the sugary sodas thus avoiding the aspartame that had a
>>such a bad reputation. It was then that all my symptoms (and I mean
>>ALL) starting showing up overnight (literally). So, first I changed my
>>soda to the sugary kind and then BOOM....pcos symptoms. I think this
>>sudden overdose of sugar must've triggered my lurking genetic flaw at
>>just the precise age. Oh yea, I was also under a tremendous amount of
>>stress at the time which may also have been a contributing factor.
>>Lastly, I have a quick question for you ladies: Do any of you have a
>>problem with acid reflux or easy dehydration/bladder infections? I am
>>horribly plagued by this since my hysterectomy and worsening of my pcos
>>symptoms. (Renee, I too drink a soda that has no caffeine, no sodium,
>>no calories, and no aspartame and it goes by the name of Diet Rite. The
>>sweetener used is recommended for diabetics because it is basically made
>>of sugar, but the body doesn't recognize it as such. It is called
>>Splenda. You can also buy Splenda brand granulated sweetener and it
>>sells like hot cakes where I live. Whenever they stock it, I buy it up
>>because I don't know when I will be lucky enough to be able to buy it
>>again since it sells out so quickly.) Sorry for such a long note, ladies
>>(and men?). Do men suffer from insulin-resistance that isn't Type II
>>diabetes? Anyone know?
>>
>>At Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Renee wrote:
>>>
>>>I really like the Hansen's Naturals diet sodas. They use splenda, not
>>>nutrasweet. There's no caffeine, no sodium, no colors, no preservatives. They
>>>only have 4 flavors now, but I hope they convert the rest of their with-sugar
>>>line to the diet version. I remember that their regular flavors were excellent.
>>>
>>>Nikki wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I must say in away I dont agree yes diet sodas with caffiene are very
>>>> bad as caffiene encourages insulin production, but there are caffeine
>>>> free sodas, I never used to drink ANY sodas but since on a low carb diet
>>>> I have been drinking caffeine free diet soda and it has not effected my
>>>> weight loss I have lost 35lbs and still loosing and I have at least 4
>>>> glasses of diet soda a day....
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> Nikki
>>>>
>>>> At Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Dona wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >HI Marsha,
>>>> >You are absuletly right!Diet and Regular sodas both are BAD for
>>>> >PCOS.Nutrasweet only makes IR worse by slowing your motabolism even
>>>> >more.And of course regular Sodas have way too much SUGAR!Not to mention
>>>> >all the caffiene they contain that is also very bad for IR.I myself have
>>>> >been trying to cut way back and eventually stop drinking sodas all
>>>> >together.I have quit in the past during pregnancy.I just need to get
>>>> >motivated and quit again.Dona
>>>> >
>>>> >>At Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Marsha wrote:
>>>> >>I agree with all that is said about how people these days eat more
>>>> >>refined carbohydrates than our ancestors and this contributes to our
>>>> >>pcos symptoms flairing up. I also noticed, however, than my symptoms
>>>> >>showed up after I switched from diet cola (drank for about 2 years) back
>>>> >>to regular cola. It's like all my symptoms started to show up over
>>>> >>night, literally. Adipose fat, facial hair, brown velvety skin on my
>>>> >>upper lip, anxiety, mood swings, bouts of hypoglycemia, and my ovarian
>>>> >>cysts got out of control. I was just wondering how many of us were or
>>>> >>still are avid soda (with natural sweeteners other than Diet Rite)
>>>> >>drinkers? If you think about it, people didn't drink sodas the way we do
>>>> >>nowadays and way, way back, about the only sodas you could get were in a
>>>> >>saloon. Hmmmmmm Just a note...I am so glad we have a place that we can
>>>> >>all get together and put our heads together. I know I really appreciate
>>>> >>it and plus it is nice to not feel so alone.
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
>>>
>>>---
>>>
>>>Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought.
>>> --Zen saying
>>>
>>--
>>Marsha
>>
>--
>Do men suffer from insulin-resistance that isn't Type II
>>diabetes? Anyone know?
>Hi,
>Yes men do suffer from Insulin Resistance.I believe I got my PCOS
>>From my Father. My Father suffers from a condition called Syndrome X.
>He has high cholesterol,insulin resistance and Hi testosterone that caused him
>to bald at an early age.I really think that syndrome X is a male verision
>of PCOS. I also suffer from high cholesterol,high testosterone,and insulin
>resistance,but the Doctor called it PCOS not Syndrome X.(I do have cysts on my overies)
>My father is not a diabetic but could easliey become one if he dosent watch his diet
>just like I have to.He lost 40 lbs on the Sugar Busters Diet and lowered his
>IR and Cholesterol.Dona
>
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