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# What symptoms and diet changes do women experience with PMS?

In this study, 55% of women reported mood swings, 58% reported food cravings during PMS, and 59% changed their diet.

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Young women in the NCR region of India

## What they did

A cross-sectional study of young women in the NCR region of India. Researchers examined PMS symptoms and how women's diet changed during the premenstrual phase.

## What they found

55% of respondents experienced mood swings. 58% developed food cravings during PMS. 59% made changes to their diet during PMS. The study notes that approximately 73% of women experience PMS and up to 40% have symptoms severe enough to affect daily life.

## What it means for you

Most women in this study noticed mood and diet changes during PMS. Limitation: the study does not provide a specific sample size, making it hard to know how reliable the findings are. The very high percentages suggest results may capture even mild symptoms.

55%

Experienced mood swings

58%

Developed food cravings

59%

Changed dietary pattern

## About the study

Original title TO STUDY THE EFECT OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME ON THE LIFESTYLE & DIETARY HABITS AND PRACTICES AMOUNG YOUNG FEMALES Authors Dr. Monika Yadav2 Ms. Anushi Tomar1 Journal Leadership Education Personality An Interdisciplinary Journal Year 2026 Study design Survey study What was tested None - observational study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1366/etvwfy53](https://doi.org/10.1366/etvwfy53)

## Topics

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

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