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.
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
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