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title: Does healthy eating reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls? | Niyora
description: Yes. Girls with healthy eating were much more likely to have mild symptoms, while girls with unhealthy eating were more likely to have moderate symptoms.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/hubungan-pola-makan-dengan-kejadian-premenstrual-syndrome-pada-remaja-di-2025/
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Survey study, 2025

# Does healthy eating reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls?

Yes. Girls with healthy eating were much more likely to have mild symptoms, while girls with unhealthy eating were more likely to have moderate symptoms.

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108 teenage girls in a boarding school in Indonesia

## What they did

Cross-sectional study with 108 teenage girls in a boarding school. Girls reported their eating patterns and PMS symptoms using questionnaires. Researchers used statistical tests to look for a connection between diet and PMS severity.

## What they found

Of girls with healthy eating habits, 69.7% (23 girls) had mild PMS. Of girls with unhealthy eating habits, 50.7% (38 girls) had moderate PMS. There was a clear connection between eating pattern and PMS severity.

## What it means for you

A healthy diet appears to be linked to milder PMS symptoms. Girls eating unhealthy food were more likely to have moderate rather than mild symptoms. The study was limited to one boarding school in Indonesia, so results may not apply to other groups or places.

108

girls studied

69.7%

healthy eating, mild PMS

50.7%

unhealthy eating, moderate

## About the study

Original title Hubungan Pola Makan Dengan Kejadian Premenstrual Syndrome Pada Remaja Di Pesantren Modern An Nuqthah Tangerang Authors Lutfi Aprilia Hapsari, Meynur Rohmah, Zahrah Maulidia Septimar Journal Jurnal Kesehatan Year 2025 Study design Survey study What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.37048/kesehatan.v14i2.645](https://doi.org/10.37048/kesehatan.v14i2.645)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)

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