Pre and Post Menstrual Nutritional Management
Menopouse also nown as the climacteric
is the time in most women’s lives when menstrual periods stop
permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause
typically occurs between 49 and 52 years of age. Medical professionals often
define menopause as having occurred when a woman has not had any vaginal
bleeding for a year. It may also be defined by a decrease in hormone
production by the ovaries. In those who have had surgery to remove their uterus
but still have ovaries, menopause may be viewed to have occurred at the time of
the surgery or when their hormone levels fell. Following the removal of
the uterus, symptoms typically occur earlier, at an average of 45 years of age.
Premenopause, or menopause transition, begins
several years before menopause. It’s the time when the ovaries gradually begin
to make less estrogen. It usually starts in a woman’s 40s, but can start in her
30s or even earlier. Premenopause lasts up until menopause, the
point when the ovaries stop releasing eggs.
Postmenopause are the years after menopause.
During this stage, menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, can ease
for many women. But, as a result of a lower level of estrogen, postmenopausal
women are at increased risk for a number of health conditions, such as
osteoporosis and heart disease.
Nutrition plays a vital role in the
quality of life in postmenopausal women. The aim is to determine the
dietary intake, physical activity, and assess the body mass index (BMI) among
postmenopausal women. Even though, nutrient and food group deficiencies
were observed among postmen-opausal women physical inactivity and effects of
menopausal transition instigate increased BMI imposing a need to educate on
nutrition and physical activity.
The study presented here attempts to
assess the lifestyle pattern and nutritional status of menopausal women. The
nutritional status of the subjects was assessed by anthropometric measurements,
biophysical estimations, Biochemical estimation.
The
book will be useful to students pursuing various courses in Nutrition and Food
Science, Home Science and dietitians as well.
| Common | |
| Author | Annu Verma |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | First |
| ISBN | 978-81-7132-893-2 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | 8-112 |
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Pointer Publishers |