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title: Are emotional eating and dietary habits linked to PMS? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women with PMS have higher scores for emotional eating and differences in dietary habits compared to women without PMS.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/evaluation-of-premenstrual-syndrome-symptoms-dietary-habits-and-emotional-eating-2025/
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- Are emotional eating and dietary habits linked to PMS?

Case-control study, 2025

# Are emotional eating and dietary habits linked to PMS?

Yes. Women with PMS have higher scores for emotional eating and differences in dietary habits compared to women without PMS.

 Moderate study design

462 women aged 18-49, of whom 309 had PMS

## What they did

462 women aged 18-49 completed questionnaires about their symptoms, diet, and eating behaviors. The researchers measured PMS severity, diet quality using a Mediterranean diet scale, and emotional eating patterns.

## What they found

Among the 462 women, 309 (66.9%) had PMS. Women with PMS had significantly higher emotional eating scores and higher PMS severity scores compared to women without PMS. Their dietary habits also differed from women without PMS.

## What it means for you

Emotional eating and diet may be linked to PMS symptoms, but this study does not show that changing diet or eating patterns would improve PMS. The findings are from one time point in one location, so may not apply to all women.

462

women studied

309

women with PMS

66.9%

percentage with PMS

## About the study

Original title Evaluation of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms, Dietary Habits and Emotional Eating Behaviors Among 18-49 Years of Aged Women Authors Ebru Altun, NİHAN ÇAKIR BİÇER, Yaren Kuş Journal Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi Year 2025 Study design Case-control study Participants 309 What was tested None - this was an observational study. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1524199](https://doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1524199)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Appetite and food cravings](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-food-cravings/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)

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