Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Women and Reproductive Health across the Lifespan: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been previously proven to have various health-related benefits; however, its effect on women's reproductive health over a lifespan is yet to be summarized. This study aimed to summarize the evidence-based knowledge regarding the association between the MD and selected reproductive health outcomes. By searching PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases, as well as reference lists, 21 studies were included in this narrative review. The available evidence was very limited; however, there is some suggestion that higher adherence to the MD may be positively associated with a lower risk of early age menarche (1 study) and shorter menstrual cycles (1 study), but is unrelated to dysmenorrhea (1 study). Moreover, no study to date has examined the relationsh

SUBMITTER: Szmidt MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10181412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature