Influence of dietary fat on menstrual cycle and menses length

A randomized study assessed changes in menstrual cycle length and menses length in 31 healthy, premenopausal women (ages 20-40) as a function of dietary fat. The women initially were fed a weight-maintaining diet containing either a polyunsaturated/saturated (P/S) fatty acid ratio of 1.0 or 0.3 for...

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Published inHuman nutrition. Clinical nutrition Vol. 41C; no. 5; pp. 341 - 345
Main Authors Jones, D.Y, Judd, J.T, Taylor, P.R, Campbell, W.S, Nair, P.P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1987
Subjects
Adult
diet
dietary fat
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Dietary Fats - pharmacology
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated - administration & dosage
Female
Follicular Phase - drug effects
Food, Formulated
Humans
menstrual cycle
Menstrual Cycle - drug effects
Menstruation - drug effects
polyunsaturated fatty acids
Pregnancy
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Summary:A randomized study assessed changes in menstrual cycle length and menses length in 31 healthy, premenopausal women (ages 20-40) as a function of dietary fat. The women initially were fed a weight-maintaining diet containing either a polyunsaturated/saturated (P/S) fatty acid ratio of 1.0 or 0.3 for 1 menstrual cycle, followed by a high-fat diet providing 40% calories from fat for 4 cycles and a low-fat diet providing 20% calories from fat for 4 additional cycles. The low-fat diet resulted in a mean increase in menstrual cycle length and menses length of 1.3 and 0.5 days, respectively, and appeared to produce slightly greater effects in the 1.0 P/S women.(wz)
ISSN:0308-4329
0263-8290