Survey study, 1989
Does drinking tea cause premenstrual syndrome?
Tea consumption was strongly linked to having PMS in this study, and the more tea women drank, the more likely they were to have symptoms.
What they did
Researchers asked 188 nursing students and tea factory workers in China about their tea consumption and premenstrual symptoms using questionnaires.
What they found
Tea consumption was strongly related to the prevalence of PMS, with dose-dependent effects (more tea consumption linked to more symptoms).
What it means for you
The study suggests tea may be linked to PMS, but we cannot tell from this study whether tea actually causes PMS or if something else is responsible. The study doesn't explain why this connection exists or whether it applies to women in other countries.
188
participants in China
dose-dependent
relationship between tea and PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Tea and premenstrual syndrome in the People's Republic of China
- Authors
- Rossignol AM, Zhang JY, Chen YZ et al.
- Journal
- American journal of public health
- Year
- 1989
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 188
- What was tested
- Tea consumption (observational)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.2105/ajph.79.1.67
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