ArticleThe British journal of nutrition2017
Intake of dietary fat and fat subtypes and risk of premenstrual syndrome in the Nurses' Health Study II.
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- Bidirectional Associations Between Circulating Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Premenstrual Syndrome, Ultra-Processed Food Intake, and Food Cravings: A New Perspective.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Its Association With Dietary Inflammatory Index Among Young Females: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Article
- Relationships between Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet Composition, Dietary Patterns and Eating Behaviors.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The prevalence, risk factors and lifestyle patterns of Jordanian females with premenstrual syndrome: a cross-sectional study.Future science OA · 2023Article
- Factors associated with the severity of premenstrual symptoms in women with central obesity: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Impact of nutritional diet therapy on premenstrual syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Dietary, Psychological and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Premenstrual Symptoms.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Premenstrual Syndrome Is Associated with Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Sharjah, UAE.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Protein intake and the risk of premenstrual syndrome.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
Approximately 8-20 % of reproductive-aged women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS), substantially impacting quality of life. Women with PMS are encouraged to reduce fat intake to alleviate symptoms; however, its role in PMS development is unclear. We evaluated the association between dietary fat intake and PMS development among a subset of the prospective Nurses' Health Study II cohort. We compared 1257 women reporting clinician-diagnosed PMS, confirmed by premenstrual symptom questionnaire and 2463 matched controls with no or minimal premenstrual symptoms. Intakes of total fat, subtypes and fatty acids were assessed via FFQ. After adjustment for age, BMI, smoking, Ca and other factors, intakes of total fat, MUFA, PUFA and trans-fat measured 2-4 years before were not associated with PMS. High SFA intake was associated with lower PMS risk (relative risk (RR) quintile 5 (median=28·1 g/d) v. quintile 1 (median=15·1 g/d)=0·75; 95 % CI 0·58, 0·98; P trend=0·07). This association was largely attributable to stearic acid intake, with women in the highest quintile (median=7·4 g/d) having a RR of 0·75 v. those with the lowest intake (median=3·7 g/d) (95 % CI 0·57, 0·97; P trend=0·03). Individual PUFA and MUFA, including n-3 fatty acids, were not associated with risk. Overall, fat intake was not associated with higher PMS risk. High intake of stearic acid may be associated with a lower risk of developing PMS. Additional prospective research is needed to confirm this finding.
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