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Review
. 2022 Oct 28;14(21):4555.
doi: 10.3390/nu14214555.

The Role of Individually Selected Diets in Obese Women with PCOS-A Review

Izabela Chudzicka-Strugała  1 , Iwona Gołębiewska  2 , Beata Banaszewska  3 , Grzegorz Brudecki  4 , Barbara Zwoździak  1
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Review

The Role of Individually Selected Diets in Obese Women with PCOS-A Review

Izabela Chudzicka-Strugała et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common heterogeneous endocrine and metabolic disorders in premenopausal women. It is a complex multifactorial disorder with strong epigenetic and environmental influences, including factors related to eating habits and lifestyle. There is a close relationship between obesity and PCOS. Weight gain and obesity are often clinical symptoms manifested by biochemical markers. Moreover, abdominal obesity in women with PCOS is involved in the development of inflammatory changes. A significant share of balanced therapies correcting the lifestyle of patients is suggested, e.g., with the implementation of appropriate diets to minimize exposure to inflammatory factors and prevent abnormal immune system stimulation. In the case of obese patients with PCOS, planning a diet program and supporting the motivation to change eating habits play an important role to lose weight and lower BMI. Probiotics/synbiotic supplementation may enhance weight loss during the diet program and additionally positively affect metabolic and inflammatory factors by improving the intestinal microbiome.

Keywords: diet; obesity/overweight; polycystic ovary syndrome; probiotics/synbiotic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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