TY - JOUR AU - McBreairty, Laura E. AU - Chilibeck, Philip D. AU - Chizen, Donna R. AU - Pierson, Roger A. AU - Tumback, Lindsay AU - Sherar, Lauren B. AU - Zello, Gordon A. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/03/07 TI - The role of a pulse-based diet on infertility measures and metabolic syndrome risk: protocol of a randomized clinical trial in women with polycystic ovary syndrome JO - BMC Nutrition SP - 23 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with an estimated prevalence of 5–20% of premenopausal women. The clinical symptoms common to PCOS include menstrual dysfunction, hyperandrogenemia, hirsutism, polycystic ovaries, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia. Women with PCOS are at an increased risk of infertility, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are believed to be key contributing factors to the pathogenesis of PCOS; excessive amounts of insulin are directly associated with the increased ovarian production of androgens and metabolic features of PCOS. Pulse-based diets (e.g., beans, chickpeas) are associated with improved glycemic control and have insulin lowering effects. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a pulse-based diet is more effective than the diet recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program. The primary outcomes of this study are disease measures related to PCOS, with secondary outcomes including measures related to metabolic syndrome. SN - 2055-0928 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-017-0142-6 DO - 10.1186/s40795-017-0142-6 ID - McBreairty2017 ER -