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Are Dieting and Dietary Inadequacy a Second Hit in the Association with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Severity?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Huijgen Nicole A, Laven Joop S E, Labee Chantal T, Louwers Yvonne V, Willemsen Sten P, Steegers-Theunissen Régine P M
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BACKGROUND: The composition of the diet is of increasing importance for the development and maturation of the ovarian follicles. In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) healthy dietary interventions improve the clinical spectrum. We hypothesized that dieting and diet inadequacy in the reproductive life course is associated with impaired programming of ovarian follicles and contributes to the severity of the PCOS...
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