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Whole foods are bursting with goodness because they’ve had none of their nutrients or fibre taken away and no chemicals have been added. Your body loves whole foods because it can absorb all that goodness easily without having to work through all the junk at the same time.

As well as being packed with nutrients your body needs for good health, whole foods contain plenty of fibre, or roughage, which has a stimulating effect on the digestive system. A diet rich in fibre is particularly therapeutic for women with PCOS because fibre is thought to prevent excess oestrogen from being reabsorbed into the blood.⁵

A high-fibre diet can also reduce the risk of insulin resistance by slowing down the conversion of carbohydrates into blood sugar.⁶