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S9 E3: How food and movement can help manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Claire Pettitt

The Food Medic

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The Unhelpful Way of Treating PCOS

At the time of my diagnosis, a very senior gynecologist say to me, well, you're lean enough so you don't need to lose weight, but just cut down on your carbs. And I just found that so unhelpful because I had knowledge that his comment about my diet was very throw away and it didn't cause me to think about it too much. It's such a unhelpful way of treating PCOS and supporting women. No, I think it can be really triggering for women. They end up in this chronic dieting cycle because they're like, oh, well, it must be my fault because I've gained weight or because I'm eating the wrong

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