Researchers have found that eating a hearty meal in the morning, rather than the evening, may help combat the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome — a major cause of infertility.

The underlying cause of PCOS is unknown, but the condition is associated with hormonal imbalances, leading to missed or absent periods, which, in turn, can make it hard for women to conceive.

Many women with PCOS are also found to have abnormal insulin levels, or are “insulin resistant,” which means they don’t respond to insulin normally. This then leads to higher than normal levels of testosterone in the blood, which disrupts the menstrual cycle.

Reducing insulin with weight loss or medication may improve fertility; however, these are not good options for slim women. So, the researchers wanted to see if the timing of meals led to a better control of insulin in women with PCOS.

Researchers asked 60 slim women with PCOS to eat 1,800 calories each day for 12 weeks. One group of women was asked to eat most of their calories at breakfast, the other group was asked to eat most at dinner. By the end of the study, half of the women in the breakfast group had ovulated at least once, compared to a fifth of †ђξ “dinner group”, which suggests improved fertility.

Although these results are encouraging, †ђξ study was only small and, despite the blood results suggesting improved fertility in the “big breakfast” group, we don’t know whether this actually resulted in improved chances of †ђξ women becoming pregnant.

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