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Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and lifestyle interventions are the first-line treatment for adolescents with PCOS and obesity, aiming to restore ovulation and protect fertility by improving insulin resistance and metabolic function.
For teens with PCOS and obesity, the most important step is starting lifestyle changes immediately. This includes personalized dietary interventions and physical activity. The goal is to improve insulin sensitivity, which helps restore ovulation and protect future fertility. This is the recommended first step before considering medications.
The first-line treatment for adolescents with PCOS is lifestyle changes, including nutrition treatment, physical activity and behavioral therapy. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in these patients aims at improving symptoms and signs, including insulin resistance and metabolic and reproductive functions... Appropriate early dietary intervention for the management of adolescents with obesity and PCOS should be considered as the recommended approach to restore ovulation and to protect fertility.
Why this rating
Narrative review citing multiple observational studies and guidelines; lacks a single large-scale RCT in the text.
Source
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Insulin-Resistant Adolescents with Obesity: The Role of Nutrition Therapy and Food Supplements as a Strategy to Protect Fertility
Valeria Calcaterra et al. · Nutrients · 2021
DOI 10.3390/nu13061848
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- Vigorous aerobic exercise (≥3 days/week, 30+ min, ≥60% VO2max) and combined resistance training improve insulin sensitivity and androgen levels in adolescents with PCOS.Moderate
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