The Therapeutic Effect of Mediterranean Diet Pattern on Overweight/obese Patients with PCOS

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of childbearing age, and nearly half of women with PCOS exhibit overweight or obesity. The vicious cycle of hyperandrogenemia (HA), insulin resistance, and obesity symptoms in overweight/obese PCOS patients seriously affects their physical and mental health. Mediterranean diet (MD), as one of the healthy dietary patterns, is gradually attracting attention. After a comprehensive analysis of the therapeutic effects and current research progress of the MD on overweight/obese PCOS patients, this article found that the MD pattern uses foods such as soybeans, fish, olive oil, almonds, walnuts, etc. to regulate various physical and chemical factors in the body and improve the related symptoms associated with PCOS patients. At the same time, it is proved that MD mode can reduce the long-term disease risk of PCOS such as cardio cerebrovascular disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and fatty liver to a certain extent. In addition to single use, the lifestyle intervention of MD combined with physical exercise can also improve the therapeutic effect. However, there are still limitations in the application and research progress of the MD model in China, and further exploration is needed to choose personalized dietary models.