Current developments in nutrition

BACKGROUND: Premenstrual and menstrual symptoms arise in response to cyclical hormonal fluctuations and encompass psychological and physical manifestations that may significantly impair quality of life. Treatment options are limited, demons…

BACKGROUND: The low FODMAP diet (LFD) has been shown to alleviate gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, the impact of the LFD on coexisting symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, depression, and cognitiv…

Female cancer survivors have a higher chance of experiencing infertility than females without a history of cancer diagnosis. This risk remains high despite advances in fertility treatments. There is a need to augment fertility treatments wi…

BACKGROUND: Diet is a modifiable lifestyle factor linked with fertility in a growing number of studies. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between dietary energy density (ED), a summary measure of diet q…

Abstract Objectives Changes in the gut microbiota caused by excessive meat consumption are often accompanied by various metabolic and inflammatory disorders, which are also largely related to the time and amount of dietary proteins. Myoglob…

BACKGROUND: We previously reported that skipping breakfast is associated with menstrual disorders of female college students during postadolescent maturation. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we investigated the effects of meal timing during circ…