Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan.
Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec;19:17455057231185624. doi: 10.1177/17455057231185624.
Less is understood about female's nutrient intake's impact on the severity of the menstrual cycle (MC) symptoms, which consequently interferes with their life quality.
The goal of this study is to look at the relationship between female nutrient consumption and the severity of MC symptoms to better understand how food affects women's quality of life during their MCs.
To investigate this impact among healthy adult women, a self-administered, cross-sectional online questionnaire was obtained from 204 regularly menstruating women aged between 18 and 40.
The questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, a semi-food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), Arabic Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (A-PMS-S) for MC symptoms.
Results showed intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) was associated with lower no to mild versus moderate to severe physical symptoms (odds ratio (OR): 0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.59-0.85; < 0.001), psychological symptoms (OR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77-0.99; < 0.05), and functioning symptoms (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.83-1.02; > 0.1). Thiamine prevented psychological symptoms (OR: 0.02, 95% CI: 0.02-0.02; < 0.001), physiological symptoms (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.58-0.60; < 0.001), and functioning symptoms (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.47-0.48; < 0.001). Saturated fat, iron, and niacin intakes increased the risk of experiencing MC psychological symptoms.
Our findings suggest that MC symptoms were correlated with some nutrient intake from food sources, which is considered an external controllable factor more than demographic characteristics. Therefore, women should be aware of the type of food consumed during their monthly MC phase.
人们对女性营养摄入对月经周期（MC）症状严重程度的影响了解较少，这会影响她们的生活质量。
本研究旨在研究女性营养消耗与 MC 症状严重程度之间的关系，以更好地了解食物如何影响女性在 MC 期间的生活质量。
为了研究健康成年女性中存在的这种影响，我们通过在线自填问卷的方式，从 204 名年龄在 18 至 40 岁之间、经期规律的女性中收集了数据。
问卷包括社会人口统计学特征、半食物频率问卷（FFQ）和阿拉伯经前综合征量表（A-PMS-S）的 MC 症状问题。
结果表明，多不饱和脂肪酸（PUFAs）的摄入量与较轻至中度 versus 较严重的躯体症状（比值比（OR）：0.71，95%置信区间（CI）：0.59-0.85； < 0.001）、心理症状（OR：0.87，95% CI：0.77-0.99； < 0.05）和功能症状（OR：0.92，95% CI：0.83-1.02； > 0.1）呈负相关。硫胺素可预防心理症状（OR：0.02，95% CI：0.02-0.02； < 0.001）、生理症状（OR：0.59，95% CI：0.58-0.60； < 0.001）和功能症状（OR：0.47，95% CI：0.47-0.48； < 0.001）。饱和脂肪、铁和烟酸的摄入量增加了 MC 心理症状的风险。
我们的研究结果表明，MC 症状与一些来自食物的营养素摄入有关，这些因素被认为是比人口统计学特征更可控的外部因素。因此，女性应注意在每月 MC 期间摄入的食物类型。
