A Comparison of a PULSE Diet and the TLC Diet on Reproductive, Metabolic Parameters in Women with PCOS

"An isocaloric, balanced diet with a fixed macronutrient composition of 28% fat, 55% carbohydrate, and 17% protein.~The pulse diet will include two pulse-based meals; each pulse meal will be consisted of about one cup of non-oil seed pulses, different varieties of pulses (dried beans, peas, lentils, lupine and chickpeas) will be used."

"An isocaloric, balanced diet with a fixed macronutrient composition of 28% fat, 55% carbohydrate, and 17% protein.~The healthy TLC diet will be tailored for each participant according to their energy levels in order to achieve the following amount of nutrients: less than 7% of total calories of saturated fatty acids, up to 10% of total calories of polyunsaturated fat, up to 20% of total calories of monounsaturated fat, less than 200 mg a day of cholesterol, at least 5 to 10 grams a day of soluble fiber."