Do Food Intake and Food Cravings Change during the Menstrual Cycle of Young Women?

Changes in Taste and Food Intake during the Menstrual Cycle

Background: Dietary changes during the menstrual cycle may be the result of the interference of female hormones on taste; however, little is known about this possible relationship. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the menstrual cycle on taste and food intake among young women. Patients and Methods: Fifty women at childbearing age were followed during three mont...

Food cravings and food cue responding across the menstrual cycle in a non-eating disordered sample.

The study aim was to examine changes in food cue-elicited cravings and the macronutrient content of craved foods across menstrual cycle phases in a non-eating disordered sample. Thirty-five college females attended laboratory sessions in the late follicular and late luteal phases. In each session they completed a measure of state food craving before and after exposure to preferred, high fat/hig...

Menstrual Cycle Variation in Food Intake

ariations in a number of human behaviors during the menstrual cycle are well known. The luteal phase, compared with the follicular phase, has a well-documented increase in the incidence of depression, accidents, hospital admission, suicidal thinking, and suicide. The immediate premenstrual and menstrual period in women is associated with an increased frequency of examination failure, work absen...

Bowel function, food intake and the menstrual cycle.

Food compensation: do exercise ads change food intake?

BACKGROUND Past research has shown that promotional messages such as food advertising influence food consumption. However, what has gone largely unexplored is the effect of exercise advertising on food intake. This study experimentally tested the effects of exposure to exercise commercials on food intake at a lunch meal as compared to the effects of control commercials. METHODS Prior to eatin...