Menstrual Cycle Variation in Food Intake
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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 absenteeism, development of acute psychiatric symptoms, commission of crimes, accidents, attempted suicide, and death by accident or suicide [1,2]. The effect of food intake and body weight, lean mass/fat ratio and emotional stress on the menstrual cycle is well known (for example, the suppression of menstruation with anorexia nervosa or other starvation) [3-9]. Less well known and less frequently studied is the effect of the menstrual cycle on food intake and eating behavior. In mammals studied to date, including humans, there is a significant cyclic variation in food intake and taste preference during the menstrual cycle. This chapter reviews the literature of the past 30 to 40 years on menstrual cycle variation in food intake and eating behavior. Studies on lower mammals (hamsters, gerbils, rats, mice, pigs, goats, and sheep) as well as subhuman primates and human studies are reported. These variations are considered significant for treatment planning in patients with eating disorders and for research on mechanisms of eating behavior and taste preference. SUBPRIMATE MAMMALS
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تاریخ انتشار 2013