Survey study, 2018
Does a girl's weight and magnesium intake affect whether she gets PMS?
Yes. Girls who were overweight and girls who did not eat enough magnesium were more likely to have PMS.
What they did
Researchers measured the height and weight of 99 female high school students and asked them to record everything they ate for two days to measure magnesium intake. They also asked about PMS symptoms using a questionnaire.
What they found
Being overweight was linked to having PMS. Low magnesium intake was linked to having PMS. The researchers recommended girls eat more magnesium-rich foods like spinach, apples, and sweet potatoes.
What it means for you
A girl's weight and how much magnesium she eats may affect whether she gets PMS. Eating more magnesium-rich foods and keeping weight stable might help. The main limits are that this was a study where researchers only observed what happened (we cannot tell if weight and magnesium cause PMS or just go along with it), and it was in one school in Indonesia.
99
students surveyed
2 days
food intake measured for
About the study
- Original title
- HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DAN ASUPAN MAGNESIUM DENGAN KEJADIAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS) PADA REMAJA PUTRI
- Authors
- Kartika Estiani, Triska Susila Nindya
- Journal
- Media Gizi Indonesia
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 99
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.20473/mgi.v13i1.20-26
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