--- title: Do women with PMS eat fewer vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables? description: Yes. Women with PMS eat significantly fewer cruciferous vegetables than women without PMS. Women eating the highest amount of cruciferous vegetables had lower url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/comparison-of-vegetable-intake-in-nurses-with-and-without-premenstrual-syndrome-2019/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with PMS eat fewer vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables? Case-control study, 2019 # Do women with PMS eat fewer vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables? Yes. Women with PMS eat significantly fewer cruciferous vegetables than women without PMS. Women eating the highest amount of cruciferous vegetables had lower odds of having PMS. Moderate study design 307 female nurses in Iran (156 with PMS, 151 without) ## What they did Researchers studied 307 female nurses in Iran (156 with PMS, 151 without) from March to October 2014. They measured how much of different types of vegetables each woman ate using a detailed food questionnaire. ## What they found Women without PMS ate an average of 6.8 plus or minus 3.9 grams of cruciferous vegetables daily, compared to 4.0 plus or minus 3.3 grams for women with PMS. This was a clear and significant difference. Women eating the largest amount of cruciferous vegetables had lower odds of having PMS compared to those eating the least. Total vegetable intake was not as strongly linked to PMS as cruciferous vegetables specifically. ## What it means for you Eating more cruciferous vegetables may help prevent or reduce PMS symptoms. These vegetables contain compounds that may be protective. The study only shows a link, not that vegetables directly cause the protection. Women who eat more vegetables may also have other healthy habits. The study was done with nurses in Iran, so the findings may not apply to other groups. 156 nurses with PMS 151 nurses without PMS 6.8 vs 4.0 grams cruciferous vegetables daily (no PMS vs PMS) ## About the study Original title Comparison of Vegetable Intake in Nurses with and without Premenstrual Syndrome: A Case-Control Study Authors Khatereh Babakhani, Gity Sotoudeh, Fereydoun Siassi et al. Journal Shiraz E-Medical Journal Year 2019 Study design Case-control study Participants 156 What was tested None - dietary observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5812/semj.91319](https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.91319) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Systematic review, 2026 Do mindfulness and relaxation techniques help with PMS symptoms? Systematic review, 2025 How common are PMS, PMDD, and painful periods in nursing students, and do they affect their schooling? Systematic review, 2024 Does yoga help reduce PMS symptoms? Systematic review, 2026 Can mindfulness, yoga or qigong help with PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2026 Which types of exercise work best to reduce period pain and PMS? Survey study, 2026 Does exercise help college women with period problems and mental health? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗