Re: enlarged liver or pancreas and pcos: FAT METABOLISM?
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 09:14:30 -0600 (CST)
A very low fat diet is dangerous to everyone.
We should be trying to eat lean meats when possible, eat red meat only
occasionally. We should concentrate on chicken and fish if we are
eating meat. Legumes are good for us.
There are only three kinds of foods: carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
The USDA recommends that people eat 60% of their calories as
carbohydrates. For us it is recommended that we eat around 40% carbs.
This means that the other 60% must come from protein and fat. We need
to make sure that the fats are not exceeding 30% of our total calories.
One of the reasons that we have higher fat levels in our blood is
because our bodies are not as able to use the glucose effectively. The
carbs that we eat are stored as fat. It is only then that we are able
to use the bulk of the calories that we ingest.
While fatty liver is a possibility for all people who are overweight, it
is not a predictable outcome of PCOS for those who are not overweight.
Only 50% of women with PCOS are considered obese. N.A.S.H. is a term
used when people have specific liver damage and do not drink alcohol
(non-alcoholic steatohepatitis).
At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi Terra,
>
>I found your post very interesting. I was diagnosed with a fatty liver
>(by my gastro - my endo doesn't know about it - guess I should ask her
>next time I see her). But he said it was just cause I am overweight.
>Didn't realise it could be related to the PCOS.
>
>You said it may be becuase we have problem with fat metabolism (I have
>way out of wack lipid profile - so I guess that is likely). Does this
>mean we should have a very low fat diet? Does anyone know anything about
>this?
>
>Would be interested to know if other people have similar experiences /
>comments on this.
>
>Sally
>
>t Wed, 5 Dec 2001, tera wrote:
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>I posted a question about this a few days ago and ended up answering my
>>own with notes that I found I had taken after an endo appt. a while
>>back. I had asked my endo about my enlarged liver and pancreas. She
>>proceeded to show me a full color poster (I wish I had a copy of that
>>right now) about pcos and it showed all of the organs and body processes
>>that can be affected by the condition. She said that in SOME pcos women
>>an enlarged liver or pancreas can occur because women with pcos have
>>trouble metabolizing fats and those fats if not metabolized properly can
>>deposit in your liver and/or pancreas causing what I endearingly call my
>>"chubby" liver. The enlargement of your liver can cause your liver
>>function to be off and in some cases it can function as someone who has
>>say hepatitus or who drinks too much. This can be called N.A.S.H. In a
>>reply Sonnet said that it could have to do with excess weight and it can
>>in some cases of overweight people but my endo said that a very few of
>>her pcos patients did not have a weight problem and still had a "chubby"
>>liver. I spoke with an G.I. specialist and he said that normally
>>N.A.S.H is not harmful but in rare cases it can lead to cirrosis (sp?)
>>of the liver. Hang in there everyone! Thanks so much for your reply,
>>Sonnet! Your postings on the panel have really been informative and have
>>helped me more than you could know! God bless! Tera
>>
>>--
>>Tera
>>
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Hope this helps,
Belle
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