This is Monica Reinagal and you're listening to the Nutrition Diva

podcast. Thanks for tuning in. What do you do when you have two different health concerns that come with opposing or conflicting dietary recommendations?

For example, how are you supposed to eat a diet both low in carbs but also high in fiber which is of course a

kind of carbohydrate. Well this week I have some advice for those who find themselves

stuck between two seemingly conflicting dietary prescriptions.

I got an email from Christie last week.

She wrote, I need your expertise. I'm overweight and I suffer from

polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS. And for that I'm told to follow a low-carb diet, but I also have mildly elevated cholesterol,

plus a familial tendency towards fatty liver disease.

And for that, I'm told to eat lots of fiber and whole grains which are

loaded with carbs so what should I do? Maybe you found yourself in a dilemma

similar to Christi's where dietary recommendations

for one health concern directly conflict with the dietary advice for another.

For example, I remember getting an email a few years back from a woman who had both IBS irritable

bowel syndrome and diverticulosis, and she was wondering about her doctor's advice to

eat a high fiber diet, because while that can

certainly help with diverticulosis, she knew that it could make IBS worse.

Well in some cases, your best bet may be to work with a nutrition professional one-on-one

who can not only help you sort through and reconcile conflicting recommendations,

but they can also help you translate those into practical solutions like meal

plans and shopping lists. That was definitely my recommendation for the woman who

had both IBS and diverticulosis.

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