Two months ago I started taking the pill. I acknowledge that I knew nothing about his virtues, but had heard the legend that those who gain weight are always taken. My gynecologist and my nutritionist told me that was not necessarily true, that women had lost weight and others who put on weight when they began to use this contraceptive method, but it was not a standard and that this had to do directly with taking the pill. After two months of treatment, my weight has remained stable, and I must say that even I went through the season dinners, toasts and celebrations decembrinas.Honestly, the concern to gain a few pounds or 'puffy' and was gone, but after reading the results of a recent study that ends the myth of the birth control pill and weight gain, I feel even more relaxed. And is that according to explain scientists at the University of Oregon Health and Science, contraceptive drugs do not cause women to gain weight . The origin of the myth Many women refuse to take the pill, or stop your treatment to seek another contraceptive option- , arguing that this makes them gain weight. But they have proven themselves or someone else they have been told? According to the study published in the journal Human Reproduction , the recorded weight gain some women who are under the care of the contraceptive pill can be due to metabolic changes that normally occur over the years. But what happens is that many women prefer to blame the drug, rather than take responsibility for an active lifestyle and a balanced diet.
Details of the study The study was conducted over a period of one year with a group of macaque monkeys. According to the scientists, these animals have a reproductive system almost identical to humans. The animals were divided into two groups: half were obese and half were normal weight. Both groups received an oral contraceptive treatment for eight months, and during all this time kept a record of your weight, food consumption and physical activity. The normal weight group continued to maintain a stable weight, but the group of obese animals lost a significant amount of weight (8.5%) and fat percentage (12%) due to an increase in basal metabolic rate (the daily energy expenditure). The scientists did not observe changes in food intake, activity or muscle mass in either group.
The pill may help you take care line until now, there was no study had shown that the pill fat. That's why Dr. Judy Cameron, an expert in obstetrics and gynecology, decided to research the topic. The great discovery: not only the pill causes weight gain, but may help overweight women to lose a few pounds . How? "Women with more weight to maintain a stable diet could see a weight loss pill use," says study leader. Like other medicines, birth control pills can have side effects. It is therefore important not to self-prescription and go to your gynecologist to talk to him about the contraceptive method that suits you and to keep track of your hormone levels and your sexual and reproductive health. In the same way , eating a balanced diet and exercise are key to stay healthy and maintain your weight. So do not blame the pill and go to work in earnest.
