Effect of modified alternate day fasting diet on the severity of premenstrual syndrome and health-related quality of life in women with overweight or obesity: a trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) includes a range of physical, behavioural and psychological symptoms and decreases women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It has been proposed that increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with menstrual problems and decreased HRQoL. The body fat amount plays a role in menstrual cycles by altering the oestrogen/progesterone ratio. Alternate day fasting as an unusual diet results in the improvement of anthropometric indices and reduction of body weight. This study aims to investigate the effect of a daily calorie restriction diet and a modified alternate day fasting diet on PMS and HRQoL.

Methods and analysis

This 8-week open-label parallel randomised controlled trial examines the impact of a modified alternate-day fastin

SUBMITTER: Hooshiar SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163452 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature