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Results:

Mean (sd) body mass index (BMI) was 27.4 (7.3) kg/m 2 (n= 183), with 53% of women with PCOS having a BMI> 25 kg/m 2. Of the overweight women, approximately half were not achieving sufficient physical activity to promote weight loss. More frequent eating episodes and a lower BMI were weakly associated (r=− 0.158, P= 0.034). Mean percentage energy from fat was 38 (7)%(12% energy from saturated fat), with 68% of women with PCOS consuming> 35% energy from fat. Mean dietary GI was higher in obese women with PCOS, compared with healthy weight women with PCOS (55.7 (3.4) and 53.8 (4.0), respectively; P= 0.043).

Conclusion:

Many women with PCOS are not achieving dietary intakes and levels of physical activity that optimise symptom management and disease prevention. Advice should focus on fat quality and quantity and carbohydrate modification. There is a need for further robust …