Dietary intake and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: a systematic review

Noll, Priscilla Rayanne e Silva; Campos, C A S; Leone, Cláudio; Zangirolami-Raimundo, Juliana; Baracat, Edmund Chada; Júnior, José Maria Soares; Sorpreso, Isabel Cristina Espósito

doi:10.1080/13697137.2020.1828854

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“…In particular, evidence suggests that diets with high saturated fats, processed foods, and desserts are related to psychological, vasomotor, and somatic symptoms in postmenopausal women. 31 If these symptoms are related to less nutritious diets which are often associated with binge eating, this may contribute to our finding that menopausal symptom severity is significantly associated with binge eating severity. Our findings also align with previous studies examining QOL in older women.…”

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Mental health and quality of life in postmenopausal women as a function of retrospective menopause symptom severity

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Objectives: Perimenopause is commonly viewed as a window of vulnerability for developing psychiatric and eating disorders, especially for women who experience severe symptoms. However, menopausal symptoms may have a lasting effect on older women's mental health and quality of life (QOL) into postmenopause. The current study examined older (60þ) postmenopausal women's mental health and QOL as a function of retrospective menopausal symptom severity.Methods: Participants were recruited via public online postings and included 227 postmenopausal women, ages 60 to 94 years old (M ¼ 68.84, SD ¼ 6.53). Participants completed an online questionnaire to assess past menopausal symptoms as well as current depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, binge eating, QOL, and demographics. The relation between the retrospective severity of menopausal symptoms and mental health/QOL was evaluated using linear regressions, while controlling for demographic covariates.Results: Retrospective menopause symptom severity was significantly associated with depression, sleep difficulties, binge eating severity, and most QOL measures. Regarding covariates, having a psychiatric history was significantly associated with all outcome variables, except for anxiety. Time since menopause and body mass index were significantly associated with binge eating severity. Regarding specific symptom subgroups, psychological and somato-vegetative symptoms were most associated with mental health and QOL. Conclusion:The menopausal transition is a significant change in a woman's life and the challenges of menopausal symptoms can have lasting impacts on women's health. It is imperative that future research seeks to further understand the lasting impacts of this transition on the lives of older women to ensure proper interventions are implemented for successful aging.

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Mental health and quality of life in postmenopausal women as a function of retrospective menopause symptom severity

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“…Email: heathercurrie999@gmail.com sleep disturbance. 1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been shown to reduce vasomotor and psychological symptoms, as well as sleep disturbance. Hypnosis, yoga and acupuncture can be considered as effective techniques and some benefit has been shown with isoflavones and some herbal treatments.…”

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“…In particular, weight loss in general and healthy dietary changes with increased fruit, vegetables and grains instead of saturated fats and processed foods has been shown to be associated with reduced vasomotor symptoms, psychological symptoms and sleep disturbance. 1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been shown to reduce vasomotor and psychological symptoms, as well as sleep disturbance. Hypnosis, yoga and acupuncture can be considered as effective techniques and some benefit has been shown with isoflavones and some herbal treatments.…”

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Managing menopausal symptoms—hormone replacement therapy is not the only option!

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2021

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“…One of the main methods of evaluating eating habits in the population is identifying dietary patterns through posteriori statistical methods (6). Studies with this scope have suggested that dietary patterns considered healthy have a protective effect on health (7)(8)(9)(10). On the other hand, unhealthy dietary patterns lead to excessive weight gain.…”

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“…On the other hand, unhealthy dietary patterns lead to excessive weight gain. Furthermore, foods that compose healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns vary significantly among the studies, showing cultural and sociodemographic differences in food consumption by different populations (7)(8)(9)(10), which is evidence of the importance of investigating dietary patterns and their association with overall health in different populations. In addition, a recent systematic review of the literature regarding the association between dietary intake and menopausal symptoms found only three studies that had investigated women's dietary patterns, and it was from China and Iran, demonstrating the need for more studies in this field (10).…”

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Association of dietary patterns, number of daily meals and anthropometric measures in women in age of menopause

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Mendes²,

Theodoro³

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Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Objective: To investigate the association of dietary patterns, number of daily meals and anthropometric measures among women in age of menopause. Subjects and methods: This was a transversal study with 320 women over 50 years old from Caxias do Sul, Brazil. The outcomes were body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Multiple linear regression was performed. Results: Three dietary patterns: regional, fruits and vegetables, and common Brazilian was identified by Principal Component Analysis. After adjustment, higher adoption of the regional dietary pattern was associated with increased BMI (β = 0.56 [CI95% = 0.03-1.08], p = 0.037) and WC (β = 1.28 [CI95% = 0.17-2,55], p = 0.047). The highest number of meals per day (>=5/day) was associated with reduced BMI (β = -1.18 [CI95% = -2.30 to -0.05], p = 0.041) and WC (β = -2.77 [CI95% = -5.41 to -0.13], p = 0.039), and a mid-afternoon snack BMI (β = -2.16 [CI95% = -3.66 to -0.65], p = 0.005) and WC (β = -5.76 [CI95% = -9.29 to -2.23], p = 0,001). The regional dietary pattern was inversely associated with have five or more meals per day (β = -0.51 [CI95% = -0.84 to -0.18], p = 0.002) and have a mid-afternoon snack (β = -0.63 [CI95% = -1.07 to -0.18], p = 0.006). The fruit and vegetables dietary pattern was positively associated with have five or more meals per day (β = 0.35 [CI95% = 0.02-0.69], p = 0.034). Conclusion: The regional dietary pattern has resulted in higher BMI and WC measures and contributes to decreased meals per day, behavior associated with higher anthropometric measures.

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Dietary intake and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: a systematic review

Cited by 23 publications

References 63 publications

Mental health and quality of life in postmenopausal women as a function of retrospective menopause symptom severity

Mental health and quality of life in postmenopausal women as a function of retrospective menopause symptom severity

Managing menopausal symptoms—hormone replacement therapy is not the only option!

Association of dietary patterns, number of daily meals and anthropometric measures in women in age of menopause

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