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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 2

Dietary intake and age at natural menopause: results from the UK Women’s Cohort Study Abstract Background Age at natural menopause is a matter of concern for women of reproductive age as both an early or late menopause may have implications for health outcomes. Methods Study participants were women aged 40–65 years who had experienced a natural menopause from the UK Women’s Cohort Study between baseline and first follow-up. Natural ...

Nutrição e Menopausa – Artigo 1

Guidelines for dietary management of menopausal women with simple obesity Abstract The problem of obesity affects all age groups. It is also observed among menopausal women. Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when, as a consequence of hormonal changes occurring in the body, the risk of overweight and obesity increases significantly and, therefore, so does the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Excess body weight in ...