Women who eat less saturated fat have a smaller chance of becoming pregnant

This post includes a summary of a paper published in Fertility and Sterility 1990 Oct;54(4):632-7

Study title and authors:
High dietary fiber and low saturated fat intake among oligomenorrheic undergraduates.

Snow RC, Schneider JL, Barbieri RL.

Department of Population Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2170167?dopt=Abstract

Oligomenorrhea is infrequent or light menstruation, with only four to nine periods in a year. Because they are ovulating less women with oligomenorrhea  have a smaller chance of becoming pregnant.

This study evaluated the nutrient intake, in 35 eumenorrheic (normal menstruation), 11 mildly oligomenorrheic, and 10 oligomenorrheic nonathletic undergraduate women.

Oligomenorrheic women were found to consume significantly more dietary fiber, crude fiber, and polyunsaturated fat, and significantly less saturated fat than women with normal menstruation.

Snow concluded: "The data suggest that higher intake of fiber and lower intake of saturated fat may be associated with oligomenorrhea among otherwise healthy undergraduate nonathletic women".


Infertility specialist recommends a zero carb diet to increase conception rates

This post features a video by a reproductive endocrinologist and a recipe for Texas-style BBQ beef back ribs.

Michael D. Fox, MD who is a reproductive endocrinologist/Infertility specialist in Jacksonville, Florida recommends a zero carb diet for women who are experiencing problems in conceiving.



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Recipe of the day

Texas-Style BBQ Beef Back Ribs

Servings: Serves 6-8                                                                                 Food Mall: Beef Back Ribs

Ingredients:

2 racks of beef back ribs (7 ribs per rack)

2 Tbsp. black pepper

1 Tbsp. ground oregano

1 Tbsp. paprika
2 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper

Instructions:
Combine all spices. Rub over surface of ribs to coat well.

Preheat oven to 300F.

Place ribs on a rack in a roasting pan. Add 1/2-inch of water to bottom of pan. Cover pan with foil and tightly seal edges.

Bake at 300F for 2 hours.

Remove ribs from pan and place on grill over medium coals for 15 minutes. Serve with your favorite barbecue sauce.

Cut between ribs to serve.