The objective of this study is to assess the effects of a high protein (HP) and a normal protein diet (NP) on patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls in a sample of southern Brazilian women. Patients will be randomized to receive high protein (30% protein, 40% carbohydrate, 30% lipid) or normal protein (15% protein, 55% carbohydrate, 30% lipid) during eight weeks. The investigators hypothesis is that a different diet composition may have influences in changes of the main characteristics of PCOS, like hyperandrogenism and metabolic syndrome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
High protein diet (30% protein, 40% carbohydrate, 30% lipid)
Normal protein diet (15% protein, 55% carbohydrate, 30% lipid
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Changes in corporal weight
Time frame: 8 weeks
Changes in body composition
Time frame: 8 weeks
changes in hormone and metabolic profile.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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