IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v20y2023i3p1717-d1039069.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Association between Dietary Habits and Severity of Symptoms in Premenstrual Syndrome

Author

Listed:
  • Cinzia Quaglia

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Immacolata Cristina Nettore

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Palatucci

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Fabiana Franchini

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Paola Ungaro

    (Istituto per l’Endocrinologia e l’Oncologia Sperimentale (IEOS) “Gaetano Salvatore”, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 80131 Naples, Italy
    UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Annamaria Colao

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
    UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Paolo Emidio Macchia

    (Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
    UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Background. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The etiopathogenesis of this condition is not fully understood, and several studies suggest a possible role of environmental factors, such as diet. The aim of this work was to investigate the relationship between dietary habits and the occurrence and severity of PMS. Methods and Results. Forty-seven women were enrolled in the study. Participants were asked to complete the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP) to diagnose PMS and to complete a three-day food record during the perimenstrual phase. Thirty women completed the study (16 with PMS and 14 controls). An analysis of the food diaries revealed no differences between the women with PMS and the control subjects in terms of total energy intake (1649 vs. 1570 kcal/day), diet composition, and the consumption of macro- or micronutrients, except for copper, whose consumption was higher in women with PMS than in the control subjects (1.27 ± 0.51 vs. 0.94 ± 0.49 mg/d, p < 0.05). Conclusions. The data presented here are very preliminary, and only a significant difference in copper intake was found when comparing women with PMS and controls. Larger studies are needed to better define how diet may contribute to the exacerbation of the psychological and somatic symptoms associated with PMS and whether PMS itself may influence macro- or micronutrient intake by changing dietary habits.

Suggested Citation

  • Cinzia Quaglia & Immacolata Cristina Nettore & Giuseppe Palatucci & Fabiana Franchini & Paola Ungaro & Annamaria Colao & Paolo Emidio Macchia, 2023. "Association between Dietary Habits and Severity of Symptoms in Premenstrual Syndrome," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:1717-:d:1039069
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/1717/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/1717/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Phillis, J.W., 1989. "Caffeine and premenstrual syndrome," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 79(12), pages 1680-1680.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Maisa Hamed Al Kiyumi & Zalikha Al Belushi & Amal Al Amri & Rawan Al Musharrafi & Fathiya Al Rashdi & Sanjay Jaju & Asma Al Shidhani & Abdulaziz Al Mahrezi, 2023. "Effects of a Healthy Diet on Reducing Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome and Improving Quality of Life among Omani Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Open-Label Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(24), pages 1-13, December.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:1717-:d:1039069. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.