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Nutrition Science for PCOS Blog & Resources


PCOS Weight Gain Causes: Why Your Weight and Body Shape Can Change
If you've noticed your weight creeping up since your PCOS symptoms began, you may be wondering what's actually causing it. Perhaps you haven't dramatically changed the way you eat, yet your clothes feel tighter around your middle. Maybe you're experiencing stronger cravings than you used to, feeling hungrier between meals or finding that maintaining your weight takes much more effort. It can be particularly frustrating when you're eating reasonably well and don't feel that yo
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Why Skipping Breakfast May Worsen PCOS Cravings and Energy Crashes
Many women with PCOS skip breakfast for what feel like sensible reasons. You may: not feel hungry in the morning rely on coffee to get going feel too busy to eat want to “save calories” for later or believe fasting will help with weight loss Sometimes breakfast gets pushed later and later until the first proper meal happens at lunchtime, or even later in the afternoon. Looking for some great breakfast ideas, there are 15 high-protein ideas in this post. While this pattern may
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PCOS Has a New Name: What the Change to PMOS Really Means
PCOS has officially been renamed. A new international consensus published in The Lancet, involving more than 50 organisations and input from over 14,000 women worldwide, now recommends the term: PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. For many women, this news may feel surprising, confusing or even frustrating. After all, millions of women have spent years: fighting for their symptoms to be taken seriously finally receiving a PCOS diagnosis learning what the conditio
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Keto for PCOS: Does It Really Work for Weight Loss and Hormones? (And What to Do Instead)
If you’ve been researching ways to lose weight with PCOS, you’ve likely come across the ketogenic diet more than once. It’s often positioned as the answer when nothing else seems to work. Rapid weight loss. Fewer cravings. Better blood sugar control. And if you’re feeling stuck with stubborn weight, constant hunger, or irregular cycles, it makes sense that something structured and “proven” feels appealing. But before you cut out most carbohydrates and commit to a highly restr
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Why You Can't Lose Weight with PCOS (And What to Do Instead)
If you're reading this with a sinking feeling of recognition, eating salads, hitting the gym, tracking every calorie, yet the scales won't budge – you're in the right place. As a registered nutritionist specialising in PCOS weight loss and fertility in the UK, I hear this story daily. Women who are doing "everything right" according to traditional diet advice, yet their bodies seem to be working against them. The truth? When you have PCOS, the conventional weight loss rule bo
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