Survey study, 2024
Does nutrition and physical activity affect PMS symptoms?
Women with worse PMS symptoms eat fewer nutrients. More physical activity was linked with worse PMS symptoms, which is opposite to what researchers expected.
What they did
404 women aged 18 to 45 attending a nutrition center answered questionnaires about diet, physical activity, and PMS symptoms. They also kept records of everything they ate for 3 days.
What they found
As PMS symptoms got worse, women ate less protein, fat, various types of fat, omega-3, omega-6, vitamin E, all B vitamins, biotin, folate, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and copper. As physical activity increased, PMS symptoms also increased.
What it means for you
Women with more severe PMS tend to eat fewer nutrients overall. The finding about physical activity is surprising. Better nutrition might help reduce PMS symptoms. This study measured women once, so we cannot be sure about cause and effect.
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About the study
- Original title
- The Relationship Between Macro-Micro Nutrients and Physical Activity and Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Hatice Kübra Duman, Müge Arslan
- Journal
- Journal of General Health Sciences (JGEHES) Necmettin Erbakan University
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.51123/jgehes.2024.147
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