Intermittent fasting and women's hormones — what the PCOS study found
Intermittent fasting is everywhere — but does it affect women's hormones differently? A 2021 study of time-restricted feeding in women with PCOS tested the claim.
- Claim
- FASTING HORMONES?
- Catch
- WOMEN DIFFER
- Verdict
- TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR
The study: women with polycystic ovary syndrome ate within an eight-hour window. Researchers tracked reproductive hormones and metabolic markers before and after.
Time-restricted feeding improved androgen and metabolic profiles in women with PCOS. But most fasting research has been done in men, not women.
The catch: women's hormone responses to fasting differ from men's and can shift across the menstrual cycle. One PCOS study doesn't apply to everyone, and longer-term data is limited.
SOURCES
- Transl Androl Urol. 2021. Time-restricted feeding improves endocrine and metabolic profiles in women with anovulatory PCOS.
For information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting intermittent fasting.
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