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Women's Health

PCOS Sugar Cravings: Why Your Body Demands Carbs When It Can't Process Them

PCOS creates a glucose paradox: cells can't absorb glucose, so they signal starvation. Your brain demands sugar to feed starving cells — but insulin stores it as fat instead of delivering it.

A growing body of research suggests that simple daily rituals may support metabolic health during hormonal transitions.