To Study The Effect Of Premenstrual Syndrome And Assessment Of Nutritional Status & Intake Amoung Young Females

Abstract

Menstruation is an essential aspect of women lives. It is the first step towards motherhood. At this moment, many hormonal changes also take place in the body. The onset of menstruation indicates that a girl has crossed the biological threshold and entered puberty.  PMS is a series of emotional, physical and psychological symptoms that begin during a woman’s ovulation and usually terminate with the start of menstrual flow. Premenstrual signs are experienced by approximately 73% of women (Steiner&Pearlstein, 2000) and upto 40% experience symptoms severe enough to affect daily life.The study is conducted in the Meerut city of uttar pradesh indicates that lack of energy (72%), sleep disturbance (70%) and decreased interest in work activities(67%) are the common PMS symptoms that occur more often among the respondents. The average daily intake of different nutrients among the Group A( diet during normal days), Group B(diet during PMS days) shoes some varitaions when compared with RDA ICMR(2020). The variations in nutrients intake between the two groups highlight the potential difference in dietary pattern and sources of different nutrients. It is impotant to note that the consumption of fat for both the groups is less because of low intake of fried foods, snacks, less of oil to be used in cooking.