Waist Circumference and Its Association With Premenstrual Food Craving: The PHASE Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: Visceral adiposity is a significant marker of all-cause mortality. Reproductive age women are at a considerable risk for developing visceral adiposity; however, the associated factors are poorly understood. The proposed study evaluated whether food craving experienced during the premenstrual period is associated with waist circumference. Forty-six women (mean BMI = 24.36) prospectively provided daily ratings of food craving across two-three menstrual cycles (122 cycles total). Their premenstrual rating of food craving was contrasted against food craving in the follicular phase to derive a corrected summary score of the premenstrual food craving increase. Study groups were divided into normal (n = 26) and obese (n = 20) based on the 80 cm waist circumference cutoff signifying

SUBMITTER: Dang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9091555 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature