Additionally, the pulse-based diet, consisting of split-peas, dry beans, lentils, and chickpeas, has been associated with positive metabolic effects such as lowering postprandial blood glucose and insulin concentrations, and decreasing hypercholesterolemia, blood pressure, and obesity in women with PCOS.[82] A case-control study was performed on 225 patients newly diagnosed with PCOS and 345 healthy women, and analyzed 3 major dietary patterns including Western, plant-based, and mixed. Here, INS is linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.