Survey study, 2022
What diet and stress factors are linked to PMS in teenage girls?
High calorie foods, herbal teas, and higher stress levels are linked to PMS and PMDD. Getting adequate sleep, eating regular meals, avoiding fast food, and managing stress may help reduce PMS symptoms.
What they did
300 teenage girls aged 17-19 at a girls college in Hyderabad answered questionnaires about their diet, stress level, lifestyle habits, and PMS symptoms during their menstrual cycle.
What they found
Among the 300 girls, 19.3% had PMDD, 46.3% had moderate to severe PMS, and 34.3% had mild or no PMS. High calorie foods and herbal teas during the PMS period were linked to PMS. Higher stress was linked to both PMS and PMDD. Adequate sleep, less screen time, regular meals, and less fast food were associated with fewer PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
Diet, stress, and lifestyle habits appear to affect PMS severity in teenage girls. Reducing high calorie foods, managing stress, and maintaining good sleep and regular meal patterns may help. The study was limited to girls at one college in India.
300
adolescent girls
19.3%
had PMDD
46.3%
had moderate to severe PMS
About the study
- Original title
- A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF PRE MENSTRUAL SYNDROME, ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DIETARY HABITS AND STRESS LEVELS AMONG ADOLOSCENT GIRLS STUDYING IN GIRLS COLLEGE OF HYDERABAD
- Authors
- Bashama Zehra, Meena Kumari Patangay
- Journal
- Journal of Advanced Scientific Research
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 300
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.55218/jasr.202213910
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