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Effect of hypocaloric high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet supplemented with fennel on androgenic and anthropometric indices in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Azadeh Nadjarzadeh, Akram Ghadiri‐Anari, Nahid Ramezani‐Jolfaie, Mohammad Mohammadi, Amin Salehi‐Abargouei, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayande, Hassan Mozaffari–Khosravi, Elham Hosseini‐Marnani

Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2020 · 23 citations · 27 references

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A hypocaloric high-protein diet along with fennel supplementation could not provide additional improvements in anthropometric and androgen indices among PCOS women. Further studies are required to more precisely elucidate these findings.

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