--- title: Is low vitamin D linked to obesity and severe PMS? | Niyora description: Yes. Women with PMS who were obese were more likely to have low vitamin D levels than normal-weight women, and women with low vitamin D reported more severe P url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-of-vitamin-d-with-obesity-in-premenstrual-syndrome-a-study-of-female-2022/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Is low vitamin D linked to obesity and severe PMS? Survey study, 2022 # Is low vitamin D linked to obesity and severe PMS? Yes. Women with PMS who were obese were more likely to have low vitamin D levels than normal-weight women, and women with low vitamin D reported more severe PMS. Both relationships were statistically significant. Early or limited evidence 250 Pakistani women aged 15-45 with a history of PMS ## What they did Cross-sectional study of 250 Pakistani women aged 15-45 with a history of PMS. Researchers measured vitamin D blood levels, body weight (BMI), and PMS severity. ## What they found 61.2% had vitamin D deficiency and only 4.8% had adequate vitamin D. 40.8% were obese and 42.8% had normal weight. The relationship between obesity and low vitamin D was significant (p=0.001). Among obese women, 35.6% had low vitamin D. Among normal-weight women, 22.8% had low vitamin D. The relationship between PMS severity and low vitamin D was significant (p=0.001). ## What it means for you Low vitamin D appears connected to both obesity and worse PMS symptoms. Women with PMS may benefit from checking vitamin D levels and supplementing if deficient. The main limitation is we cannot determine cause and effect. Low vitamin D might cause these problems, or other factors might cause all three. 250 women studied 61.2% vitamin D deficient 40.8% obese ## About the study Original title Association of Vitamin D with Obesity in Premenstrual Syndrome: A Study of Female Population of Hyderabad, Sindh Authors Aqsa Naeem, Sarwat Batool, Urooj Bhatti et al. Journal Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Year 2022 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs20221611656](https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs20221611656) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Calcium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-calcium/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Vitamin D](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitamin-d/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Randomised trial, 2024 Does what you eat affect PMS symptoms? Case-control study, 2010 Does vitamin D intake reduce the risk of PMS? Systematic review, 2025 Do nutritional interventions help with emotional symptoms of PMS? Review, 2026 Can diet and nutrition help reduce PMS symptoms? Case-control study, 2026 Does vitamin D help PMS symptoms? Survey study, 2025 How much do lifestyle and diet affect PMS symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗