Menstrual cycle and food cravings in young college women ,

Tomelleri, Regina; Grunewald, Rebecca

doi:10.1016/s0002-8223(21)03113-8

Cited by 67 publications

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Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Medical Disorders

Case¹,

Reid²

1998

Arch Intern Med

112

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Exacerbation of certain medical conditions at specific phases of the menstrual cycle is a well-recognized phenomenon. We review the effects of the menstrual cycle on medical conditions, including menstrual migraine, epilepsy, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and diabetes. We discuss the role of medical suppression of ovulation using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in the evaluation and treatment of these disorders. Peer-reviewed publications from English-language literature were located via MEDLINE or from bibliographies of relevant articles. We reviewed all review articles, case reports and series, and therapeutic trials. Emphasis was placed on diagnosis and therapy of menstrual cycle-related exacerbations of disease processes. Abrupt changes in the concentrations of circulating ovarian steroids at ovulation and premenstrually may account for menstrual cycle-related changes in these chronic conditions. Accurate documentation of symptoms on a menstrual calendar allows identification of women with cyclic alterations in disease activity. Medical suppression of ovulation using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists can be useful for both diagnosis and treatment of any severe, recurrent menstrual cycle-related disease exacerbations.

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Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Medical Disorders

Case¹,

Reid²

1998

Arch Intern Med

112

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Gender differences in the relation between food cravings and mood in an adult community: Results from the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Sant� Study

Lafay

Thomas

Mennen

et al. 2001

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

145

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Obejective The aim of this survey was to study food cravings and its indulgence in community adults (538 women and 506 men) and to compare nutritional parameters, weight preoccupations, and weight history between cravers and noncravers. Method Cravers experienced a strong urge to eat specific foods more than once a week during the past 6 months. Food intake was estimated by a 3‐day food record. Results 28% of women and 13% of men were food cravers. Cravers, especially women, were more frequently concerned about their weight than noncravers. Energy intake during snacks was higher in cravers. Less than 40% of cravers reported being hungry when they experienced cravings. Women cravers indulged their cravings as often as men. They reported more frequently negative feelings, whereas men reported more frequently positive feelings. Discussion This study shows that food craving episodes are strongly associated with mood but in a different way in women and men. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 29: 195–204, 2001.

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