Survey study, 2025
Does the quality of carbohydrates eaten affect PMS severity?
Yes. Women with PMS had a lower carbohydrate quality index score, suggesting better quality carbs may help.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 606 female university students in dormitories about carbohydrate quality and PMS severity.
What they found
Students with PMS had significantly lower carbohydrate quality index scores. The coefficient was -0.228 and this was statistically significant (p<0.05).
What it means for you
Better quality carbohydrates may reduce PMS severity, but this is observational research in university students only and cannot prove carbohydrate quality causes change in PMS.
-0.228
coefficient for carbohydrate quality
p<0.05
statistical significance level
About the study
- Original title
- Effect of dietary carbohydrate quality index on the severity of premenstrual symptoms
- Authors
- Arslan M, Yılmaz HÖ, Tansu Sarıyer E et al.
- Journal
- Health care for women international
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 606
- What was tested
- None - study observed carbohydrate quality
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2024.2414939
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