Hot Topics: More iron reduces risk of severe PMSWomen who get a
little more than the recommended daily amount of iron in their
diets may be less likely to get a more severe form of
premenstrual syndrome, according to a U.S. study. By: Reuters,
INFORUM Women who get a little more than the recommended daily
amount of iron in their diets may be less likely to get a more
severe form of premenstrual syndrome, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology
followed about 3,000 women over 10 years and found that those
who consumed more than 20 milligrams per day of iron sources
were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop PMS than women who
got less of the mineral. “Most previous studies of PMS have
focused on effective treatments and factors that differ between
women who have PMS and those who don’t,” said lead author
Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, from the University of Massachusetts
in Amherst. “We were interested in looking further at some
specific minerals,” she added, noting