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Fibre is important if you have PCOS because it slows the conversion of carbohydrates into blood-sugar, thus helping maintain blood-sugar balance. It ensures that digestion is healthy, fat absorption is controlled, toxins are removed from the body, energy is released, stools are well formed and waste can pass through at a steady rate, preventing the build-up of hormones and toxins in the gut, from where they can be reabsorbed into the bloodstream. Moreover, fibre binds to excess cholesterol and oestrogens and escorts them from the body. An adequate fibre intake also ensures that you get that full-up feeling after you have eaten – great to help you stop snacking and overeating.

If you don’t eat enough fibre, PCOS symptoms like weight gain, raised cholesterol, blood-sugar problems and excess testosterone and oestrogen are likely to get worse.