Nutrição e Endometriose – Artigo 4
A prospective cohort study of meat and fish consumption and endometriosis risk
Abstract
Background—Only two case-control studies have examined the associations between consumption of meat products and endometriosis risk with inconsistent results. Consumption of animal products has the potential to influence endometriosis risk through effects on steroid hormones levels.
Objectives—To determine whether higher intake of red meat, poultry, fish, and seafood are associated with risk of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis
Study Design—81,908 participants of the prospective ...
Nutrição e Endometriose – Artigo 3
Seeing red: diet and endometriosis risk
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic gynecologic disorder that significantly reduces the quality of life of affected women. Characterized by adhesions of endometrial fragments in extra-uterine sites (predominantly in the peritoneal cavity and ovary but occasionally on the diaphragm, liver, and abdominal wall), the condition occurs in ~10% of the general population and is associated with infertility, pelvic pain, and increased risks for ovarian and other cancers (1,2). Our understanding of its etiology and complex, multi-factorial origins ...
Nutrição e Endometriose – Artigo 2
Experiences of health after dietary changes in endometriosis: a qualitative interview study
Abstract
Objectives Endometriosis is a chronic disease with no known cure. Persons affected by this disease often use complementary therapies such as dietary changes to reduce their symptoms, and so it is important to investigate whether and how these therapies affect endometriosis symptoms. The aim of this study was to explore how persons with endometriosis experienced their health after dietary changes.
Design Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 persons with endometri...
Nutrição e Endometriose – Artigo 1
Nutritional aspects related to endometriosis
Summary
This literature review analyzed the evidence on nutritional aspects related to the pathogenesis and progression of endometriosis. Diets deficient in nutrients result in changes in lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and promote epigenetic abnormalities, that may be involved in the genesis and progression of the disease. Foods rich in omega 3 with anti-inflammatory effects, supplementation with Nacetylcysteine, vitamin D and resveratrol, in addition to the increased consumption of fruits, vegetables (preferably organic) and whole grains ...
