Nutrition Strategy and Life Style in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome—Narrative Review
Małgorzata Szczuko,
Justyna Kikut,
Urszula Szczuko,
Iwona Szydłowska,
Jolanta Nawrocka-Rutkowska,
Maciej Ziętek,
Donatella Verbanac,
Luciano Saso
Affiliations
Małgorzata Szczuko
Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 St, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Justyna Kikut
Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 St, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Urszula Szczuko
Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 St, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Iwona Szydłowska
Department of Gynecology, Endocrinology and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Unii Lubelskiej 1 St, 71-256 Szczecin, Poland
Jolanta Nawrocka-Rutkowska
Department of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Siedlecka 2 St, 72-010 Police, Poland
Maciej Ziętek
Department of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Siedlecka 2 St, 72-010 Police, Poland
Donatella Verbanac
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Luciano Saso
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “Vittorio Erspamer”, Sapienza University, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Here we present an extensive narrative review of the broadly understood modifications to the lifestyles of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The PubMed database was analyzed, combining PCOS entries with causes, diseases, diet supplementation, lifestyle, physical activity, and use of herbs. The metabolic pathways leading to disturbances in lipid, carbohydrate, and hormonal metabolism in targeted patients are described. The article refers to sleep disorders, changes in mental health parameters, and causes of oxidative stress and inflammation. These conditions consistently lead to the occurrence of severe diseases in patients suffering from diabetes, the fatty degeneration of internal organs, infertility, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, dysbiosis, and cancer. The modification of lifestyles, diet patterns and proper selection of nutrients, pharmacological and natural supplementation in the form of herbs, and physical activity have been proposed. The progress and consequences of PCOS are largely modifiable and depend on the patient’s approach, although we have to take into account also the genetic determinants.