Foods That Slow Down—and Speed up—Menopause, According to Science
According to a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology, women who eat oily fish on a regular basis start menopause roughly three years later than those who don't. Legumes were also linked to slowing the process down. On the other hand, a carb-heavy diet of pasta and rice was correlated to starting it earlier.
Women who eat oily fish on a regular basis start menopause roughly three years later than those who don't.
"Vitamin B6 and zinc were also found to be associated with a later age at natural menopause," the study reads. Also worth pointing out: "Women who were vegetarian had an earlier age at natural menopause compared to non-vegetarians."
The findings weren't from just a small handful of women, either: Data from over 14,150 women were analyzed. All the women did, however, live in the UK, so it wasn't quite as diverse of a sampling pool as it potentially could have been. Still, the correlation is worth acknowledging as a reminder that what you eat really does affect more than many are often aware.
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