Effects of Tai Chi combined with dietary intervention on health-promoting lifestyle and metabolic and reproductive outcomes in female college students with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial - Takeaways - MDSpire

Effects of Tai Chi combined with dietary intervention on health-promoting lifestyle and metabolic and reproductive outcomes in female college students with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

  • By

  • Jinfeng Ren

  • Huanhuan Chen

  • Lei Zhang

  • Chenchen Cui

  • Lu Wang

  • Qiaohua He

  • Yan Feng

  • Linlin Liang

  • April 30, 2026

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    Tai Chi combined with dietary adjustments significantly improved lifestyle scores in female college students with PCOS over a 6-month period.

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    The intervention group showed notable reductions in BMI, menstrual cycle length, and serum testosterone compared to the control group.

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    The study utilized a randomized controlled trial design with 120 participants, adhering to Rotterdam PCOS criteria.

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    Effect sizes indicated substantial benefits from the Tai Chi intervention, particularly in the exercise dimension of lifestyle improvement.

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    Further research is needed with multi-center trials and active exercise comparators to validate the findings of this study.

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Effects of Tai Chi combined with dietary intervention on health-promoting lifestyle and metabolic and reproductive outcomes in female college students with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

  • by Jinfeng Ren, Huanhuan Chen, Lei Zhang, Chenchen Cui, Lu Wang, Qiaohua He, Yan Feng, Linlin Liang

  • April 30, 2026

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