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title: Does diet and carbohydrate intake affect PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, girls with poor diet and low carbohydrate intake had more PMS symptoms in this study. But this does not prove diet causes PMS.
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Survey study, 2020

# Does diet and carbohydrate intake affect PMS symptoms?

Yes, girls with poor diet and low carbohydrate intake had more PMS symptoms in this study. But this does not prove diet causes PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

74 midwifery students with normal weight in Indonesia

## What they did

Cross-sectional study of 74 midwifery students with normal weight in Indonesia. Measured dietary pattern by questionnaire, carbohydrate intake using a food frequency form, and PMS symptoms using a standardized form.

## What they found

Poor dietary pattern was linked to PMS (p=0.049) with an odds ratio of 3.578. Low carbohydrate intake was linked to PMS (p=0.006) with an odds ratio of 7.622.

## What it means for you

Poor diet and low carbohydrate intake appear related to more PMS. However, this cross-sectional study cannot prove diet causes PMS. The study was small and only included girls with normal weight.

74

students studied

3.578

odds ratio for poor diet

7.622

odds ratio for low carbohydrates

## About the study

Original title The Relationship of Dietary Pattern and Carbohydrate Intake to Insidence of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in Students of Midwifery Bachelor Program University of Brawijaya with Normal Body Mass Index (BMI) Authors Midwifery program, universitas Brawijaya, Hasna Nur Afifah et al. Journal Journal Of Issues In Midwifery Year 2020 Study design Survey study Participants 74 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21776/ub.joim.2020.004.01.3](https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.joim.2020.004.01.3)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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