A recent study published in the journal Nutrients investigates the association between coffee consumption and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women. Study: Association between Coffee Consumption and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Exploratory Case–Control Study. Image Credit: Daria Aleshina / Shutterstock.
com Women with PCOS often suffer from dysfunctional gonadotropin hormonal synthesis that leads to ovulatory problems. PCOS also triggers psychological and metabolic disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance, gut microbiota dysbiosis, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. Recently, a United Kingdom-based study reported that 26% of PCOS patients develop diabetes, which significantly increases costs to the National Health System (NHS).
Healthcare-related costs have similarly increased within the U.S. to $15 billion USD each year due to PCOS.
Due to differential diagnostic criteria, the global prevalence of PCOS is difficult to estimate. For example, the PCOS incidence rate in Spain is between 5% and 10%, whereas the global prevalence of this condition has been estimated to affect up to 15% of women of reproductive age. An increasing PCOS incidence trend has been recorded in Western countries.
The etiopathogenesis of PCOS is multifactorial and includes genetic, environmental, and epigenetic factors. One previous study indicated that women diagnosed with PCOS generally consume a low-quality diet, with lower magnesium and zi.
