What foods help with PCOS symptoms - and what to avoid at all costs

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects up to 13 per cent of women globally, with many more thought to be undiagnosed. It can impact ovulation and is a leading cause of fertility, but lifestyle changes, including following a PCOS-friendly diet, can help to manage symptoms. We caught up with Phoebe Liebling, a Nutritional Therapist who works with Bare Biology , to find out the optimum diet for PCOS, including the foods to eat and avoid for the best results.

Is there an optimum diet for PCOS?

The key thing to understand is that PCOS isn’t one defined condition, so there can be variance in terms of what diet is most suited based on that woman’s path to PCOS. The most widely used basis for diagnosis is the Rotterdam criteria, and a woman is given a diagnosis of PCOS when 2 out of 3 of t