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Baha M. Abu Salma, Fida Thekrallah, Hanan Hassan Omar, Samar Shawaqfeh, Mohammad Altarawneh
Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a metabolicdisorder that affects women of reproductive age and is associated with insulin resistance.
Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the effect of in-termittent fasting and dietary intervention in improving anthropometric measures and body composition.
Material and Methods: An interventional trial was carriedout on eighty-six women between the ages of 19 and 40 witha body mass index of more than 25 kg/m2 were assigned totwo intervention groups: the first group (n = 57) followed intermittent fasting plus dietary restriction, and the secondgroup (n = 29) followed dietary restriction without intermittent fasting.
Results: The results show that the fasting polycystic ovarian syndrome women experienced a significant (P < 0.05) in-crease in muscle mass (2.2 ± 2.4) compared to the non-fasting group (0.01 ± 1.5). At the end of the intervention, fastingwomen with the polycystic ovarian syndrome had significantly(P < 0.05) lost weight (9.2 ± 4.5kg), fat mass % (4.6 ± 3.4),and visceral fat (2.3 ± 2.1 kg), while gaining muscle mass(2.2 ± 2.4 kg). However, non-fasting women with polycysticovarian syndrome showed significantly reduced body weight (2.4 ± 0.4 kg), fat mass % (1.2 ± 1.1), and visceral fat (0.5± 0.7). The results of the linear regression model showed thatthe highest effect of intermittent fasting was seen in weight,fat-free mass, and muscle mass. Body fat mass changed by93% under the effect of intermittent fasting.
Conclusion: Intermittent fasting may improve health out-comes, reduce body fat, maintain muscle mass, and aidweight loss in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.Large-scale randomized controlled trials can improve our un-derstanding of intermittent fasting in polycystic ovarian syndrome.
