Women who eat less saturated fat have a smaller chance of becoming pregnant

This post includes a summary of a paper published in Fertility and Sterility 1990 Oct;54(4):632-7 and a recipe for beef short ribs with carrots, peppers, and tomatoes.

Study title and authors:
High dietary fiber and low saturated fat intake among oligomenorrheic undergraduates.

Books:

Snow RC, Schneider JL, Barbieri RL.

Department of Population Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2170167?dopt=Abstract

Oligomenorrhea is infrequent or light menstruation, with only four to nine periods in a year. Because they are ovulating less women with oligomenorrhea  have a smaller chance of becoming pregnant.

Oligomenorrheic women were found to consume significantly more dietary fiber, crude fiber, and polyunsaturated fat, and significantly less saturated fat than women with normal menstration.

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Recipe of the day

Beef Short Ribs with Carrots, Peppers, and Tomatoes

Ingredient list:

2 pounds of beef short ribs

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1 pound of baby carrots

8-ounces of mushrooms
1 sweet yellow onion
1 green bell pepper
2 14.5-ounce cans of diced tomatoes with medium green chilies
1 6-ounce can of tomato paste
Balsamic vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
Dried oregano
Ground cumin
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Salt

Directions:
Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of olive oil to pressure cooker over medium heat. Season all sides of ribs with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper to taste. Arrange ribs in pot and brown first side 4 minutes. Turn ribs and brown second side 4 minutes. Remove to a plate. Chop onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms into bite-sized pieces. Add onion and bell pepper to pot and let cook until soft. Add a generous splash or two of balsamic vinegar and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Return ribs to pot. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and one cup of water. Add a dusting of oregano. Lock top on pressure cooker. Increase heat to high. After achieving high pressure, reduce heat to the lowest level consistent with maintaining high pressure. Cook under high pressure for 20 minutes. Turn off heat, bring pressure down quickly with the fast-release method, and remove top. Add mushrooms and carrots. Add salt, garlic powder, and ground cumin to taste. I like a nice dusting of each. Lock top on pressure cooker. Increase heat to high. After achieving high pressure, reduce heat to the lowest level consistent with maintaining high pressure. Cook under high pressure for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, allow pressure to come down naturally, and remove top. Use tongs to transfer ribs to plates. Use a slotted spoon or ladle to transfer vegetables to plates. Enjoy!