Menopause: if carbohydrates accelerate the entry into menopause, a diet rich in fish and omega 3, on the other hand, would delay it.
New research has highlighted that nutrition is also essential for the arrival of menopause: if carbohydrates accelerate the entry into menopause, a diet rich in fish and omega 3, on the other hand, would delay it.
Menopause: would you have ever thought that its arrival could also depend on the diet and from the power supply? If, in fact, it seems that carbohydrates accelerate the entry into menopause, a diet rich in fish and omega 3, on the other hand, would delay it. It is therefore not just a question of ovaries: the period of life in which a woman stops being fertile could also come as a consequence of what she eats.
This is supported by some British researchers who have examined for the first time the possible effects of the diet on the age of menopause, confirming that women who eat foods such as fatty fish or fresh legumes go into menopause later than those who consume most part refined carbohydrates, such as pasta and rice.
Over 14 women resident in Great Britain were analyzed for the research, as part of the UK Women Cohort Study.
In addition, information on their reproductive health was acquired and all were asked to fill out a dietary questionnaire. After 4 years, a further survey based on a second questionnaire evaluated the composition of the diet of women who in the meantime had gone through menopause.
Well, from here it emerged that the intake of large quantities of legumes and fish rich in omega 3 it could be associated with a delayed onset of menopause by at least three years compared to the average. In contrast, in women who made extensive use of refined carbohydrates, the age of onset of menopause was about 1,5 years earlier than the national average.
In fact, over 900 women between the ages of 40 and 65 appeared to have gone through physiological menopause (understood as the absence of menstrual cycles for at least 12 consecutive months, not for cancer problems, drugs or surgery) between the first and second investigation.
“The age of onset of menopause - says Janet Cade, Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health at the School of Food Science and Nutrition in Leeds - has serious implications for the health of some women. Clarifying how diet can influence the age of onset of menopause could be of great benefit for women at risk or for those with a positive family history for some complications related to menopause. "
If, on the one hand, there is a tendency to associate an early menopause with reduced bone density and an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, on the other hand a "late" menopause can be linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. and endometrium. An analysis, therefore, not only of various factors such as genetics or lifestyle, but also of what you eat, could prevent many problems once menopause has already arrived.
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