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Chocolate
November 27 2008 at 12:50 AM justpeachy12 (Login justpeachy12)
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Is it true that chocolate is bad if you're doing NBE?
Betty
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Re: Chocolate
November 27 2008, 1:14 AM
Yes, eat less sugar. Sugar changes estrogen into testosterone.
waxingmoon
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November 27 2008, 3:38 AM
Hi JustPeachy,
Here is something regarding sugar's effect on the body:
"Glucose and fructose are metabolized in the liver. When theres too much sugar in the diet, the liver converts it to lipid. Using a mouse model and human liver cell cultures, the scientists discovered that the increased production of lipid shut down a gene called SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), reducing the amount of SHBG protein in the blood. SHBG protein plays a key role in controlling the amount of testosterone and estrogen thats available throughout the body. If theres less SHBG protein, then more testosterone and estrogen will be released throughout the body, which is associated with an increased risk of acne, infertility, polycystic ovaries, and uterine cancer in overweight women. Abnormal amounts of SHBG also disturb the delicate balance between estrogen and testosterone, which is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, especially in women."
This was taken from this link: http://www.dietdetective.com/content/view/2857/82/
So it is not as simple as 'sugar turns estrogen into testosterone' but rather a more complicated 'sugar increases the release of both estrogen and testosterone above what is healthy for the body'.
Best wishes,
waxingmoon
November 27 2008 at 12:50 AM justpeachy12 (Login justpeachy12)
SENIOR MEMBER
Is it true that chocolate is bad if you're doing NBE?
Betty
(no login)
Re: Chocolate
November 27 2008, 1:14 AM
Yes, eat less sugar. Sugar changes estrogen into testosterone.
waxingmoon
(Login waxingmoon)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Chocolate
November 27 2008, 3:38 AM
Hi JustPeachy,
Here is something regarding sugar's effect on the body:
"Glucose and fructose are metabolized in the liver. When theres too much sugar in the diet, the liver converts it to lipid. Using a mouse model and human liver cell cultures, the scientists discovered that the increased production of lipid shut down a gene called SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), reducing the amount of SHBG protein in the blood. SHBG protein plays a key role in controlling the amount of testosterone and estrogen thats available throughout the body. If theres less SHBG protein, then more testosterone and estrogen will be released throughout the body, which is associated with an increased risk of acne, infertility, polycystic ovaries, and uterine cancer in overweight women. Abnormal amounts of SHBG also disturb the delicate balance between estrogen and testosterone, which is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, especially in women."
This was taken from this link: http://www.dietdetective.com/content/view/2857/82/
So it is not as simple as 'sugar turns estrogen into testosterone' but rather a more complicated 'sugar increases the release of both estrogen and testosterone above what is healthy for the body'.
Best wishes,
waxingmoon