Study, 2019
Can diet help prevent or reduce PMS symptoms?
Diet appears to play a role in PMS. Getting enough vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates may help reduce symptoms, while skipping meals and eating junk food may make symptoms worse.
What they did
This is a review article discussing PMS, its causes, risk factors, and the role of diet and nutrition in preventing or reducing symptoms.
What they found
PMS includes symptoms like anxiety, irritability, mood swings, fatigue, racing or pounding heartbeat, forgetfulness, fluid retention, weight gain, and breast tenderness that occur during the second half of the menstrual cycle. Risk factors include stress and history of depression. Vitamin-rich foods, minerals, and carbohydrates may help prevent symptoms. Skipping meals and eating junk food may make symptoms worse.
What it means for you
What you eat may affect PMS symptoms. Regular meals with adequate vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates might help reduce symptoms. This is a review of existing ideas about diet and PMS, not a study measuring whether dietary changes actually reduce symptoms in women.
About the study
- Original title
- Prevention of Premenstrual Syndrome in Adolescence
- Authors
- K. Anupama
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research
- Year
- 2019
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Review of dietary approaches for PMS prevention
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.37628/ijnspr.v5i1.1056
Topics
Related studies
Survey study, 2021
What factors affect premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls?
Systematic review, 2025
Do diet changes or supplements help PMS symptoms?
Survey study, 2025
Is emotional eating linked to PMS in university women?
Survey study, 2024
How much do Indonesian 9th graders know about PMS and what are their attitudes?
Survey study, 2022
What factors are linked to PMS in teenage girls?
Survey study, 2021
Does exercise and diet affect PMS symptoms in teenagers?