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Association of Diet with Menopausal Symptoms in Korean Middle-aged Women  

박영주 (고려대학교 간호대학)
백희영 (서울대학교 생활과학대학)
김영주 (서울대학교 생활과학대학)
홍성숙 (고려대학교 병원 건강검진실)
김미진 (고려대학교 병원 건강검진실)
윤지원 (고려대학교 간호대학)
문소현 (고려대학교 간호대학)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.33, no.3, 2003 , pp. 386-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to explore the association of diet with menopausal symptoms in Korean women, Method: For this cross-sectional survey, 276 women aged between 45-55 years visiting two branches of K-university hospital located in Seoul and Ansan of Kyunggi province were recruited from April to July, 2002. A menopause-specific quality-of-life questionnaire and a food frequency questionnaire were used to measure menopause-related symptoms and the intake of 28 types of foods. Result: No differences were found in the levels of bothersome total menopausal symptoms, physical symptoms, psychosocial symptoms, and sexual symptoms according to the intake of each food. Only higher intake of fishes, seaweeds, and vegetable oils were inversely associated with bothersome levels of vasomotor symptoms. Women with higher intake of yellow-green vegetables and lower intake of coffee, confectionery, and processed foods reported lower hot flush rate. Conclusion: The results suggest that higher intake of yellow-green vegetables and lower intake of coffee, confectionery and processed foods may relieve hot flushes. Further study needs to be pursued to study the relationship with nutrients of these foods and hot flushes.
Keywords
Perimenopause; Diet; Women; Middle-age;
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