Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 10
The Mediterranean diet and menopausal health: An EMAS position statement
A B S T R A C T
Introduction: Globally, 985 million women are aged 50 and over, leading to increasing concerns about chronic
conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, dementia, and cognitive decline, which can adversely affect quality of life and independent living.
Aim: To evaluate the evidence from observational studies and randomized trials on the effects of the Mediterranean diet on short- and long-term menopausal health: estrogen deficiency symptoms, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 9
Role of Exercise and Nutrition in Menopause
Abstract: Menopause and the aging process itself cause many physiologic changes, which explain the increased prevalence of chronic diseases observed in postmenopausal women. Exercise and nutrition play important roles in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, and depression.
Key words: menopause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, depression
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 8
Influence of dietary habits and Mediterranean diet adherence on menopausal symptoms. The FLAMENCO project
Abstract
Objective: To explore the association of dietary habits and Mediterranean diet adherence with menopausal symptoms.
Methods: The present study included 172 women recruited from the FLAMENCO project. Menopausal symptoms were assessed with the Kupperman Menopausal Index and the Cervantes Menopause and Health Subscale from the validated Cervantes Scale. A food frequency questionnaire was employed to evaluate dietary habits. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed with ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 7
Lifestyle and dietary factors determine age at natural menopause
ABSTRACT
A literature search was done using PubMed. The age at natural menopause (ANM) depends on various factors like genetic, environmental, socioeconomic, reproductive, dietary, and lifestyle of which some like nulliparity, vegetarian diet, smoking, high fat intake, cholesterol, and caffeine accelerates; while others like parity, prior use of oral contraceptive pills, and Japanese ethnicity delays the ANM. ANM is an important risk factor for longterm morbidity and mortality; and hence, the need to identify the modifiable ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 6
Menopause-Associated Lipid Metabolic Disorders and Foods Beneficial for Postmenopausal Women
Abstract: Menopause is clinically diagnosed as a condition when a woman has not menstruated for one year. During the menopausal transition period, there is an emergence of various lipid metabolic disorders due to hormonal changes, such as decreased levels of estrogens and increased levels of circulating androgens; these may lead to the development of metabolic syndromes including cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Dysregulation of lipid metabolism aects the body fat mass, fat-free mass, ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 5
Dietary patterns and their association with menopausal symptoms: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Objective: Although menopause is a natural event in a woman’s life, some of its symptoms can be severe enough to adversely affect her health. There is some evidence to suggest that diet has an influence on menopausal symptoms,
but less attention has been paid to dietary patterns. The purpose of this study is to determine the association of dietary patterns with physical, mental, and genitourinary menopausal symptoms.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was applied using a sample of ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 4
Dietary intake and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: a systematic review
ABSTRACT
Despite literature pointing to a relation between dietary intake and menopausal symptoms, most studies have evaluated either only supplements or only specific nutrients or foods. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a systematic review of the literature regarding the association between dietary intake and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women. A systematic search was conducted across PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase to identify studies published between 2009 and 2019. We ...
Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 3
Nutrition of women with hair loss problem during the period of menopause
Abstract
During the period of menopause as an effect of changes in hormone status, one of the most common ailments for women is hair loss. Taking into consideration fact that the ingredients of diet contained in various groups of consumed food products are both precursors in steroid hormones synthesis as well as have direct impact on structure, growth and keeping hair in skin integument, this is the reason why nourishing support for women during this period of life as well as during the hair loss therapy is reasona...
