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1 Food influences your hormones. Everything you put in your mouth triggers some kind of hormonal response in your body.

2 A healthy diet plays a vital role in weight management. Study after study² has shown that how much you weigh is one of the most significant factors in determining how severe your symptoms are.

3 You have to eat – so food is a natural medicine you can access for yourself. And taking control of your diet can get rid of feelings of powerlessness in the face of PCOS.

4 The nutrients in your food actually become the cells of your body – we are what we eat. Nutritional deficiencies – when you don’t get enough of all the essential nutrients and vitamins and minerals you need for good health – are caused by stress and a poor diet. They can upset your body’s hormonal balance, your mood and your long-term health.

5 Eating right could alter your genetics – and protect your kids from PCOS. Research is still preliminary, but in the November 2005 issue of New Scientist³ journal, experts drew on a number of studies on animals to suggest that a person’s diet could in theory have an impact on their genetic make-up. This means that genetic effects which predispose people to have physical or mental illness could be switched ‘on’ or ‘off’, according to the food you eat, and could possibly reverse the effects of diseases such as schizophrenia or cancer.

6 6. A good diet makes medication more effective. For example, Gerard Conway, consultant gynaecologist at Middlesex Hospital, says ‘Metformin is not a magic bullet and will only work if a foundation of healthy eating and exercise is already in place.’