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January 20, 2026BMC Women s HealthOpen Access

Premenstrual syndrome–related quality of life: associations with ultra-processed food consumption, mindful eating, well-being, and social media addiction in women

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FEFatma Elif EroğluBABüşra AçıkalınNANeslihan Arslan

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Overview

Cross-sectional study demonstrates poorer premenstrual quality of life with ultra-processed food intake and social media addiction in women, suggesting benefits from targeted lifestyle changes.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how ultra-processed food consumption, mindful eating practices, general well-being, and social media addiction relate to premenstrual syndrome–related quality of life in reproductive-age women.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey recruiting 1,741 women aged 18–49 years (mean age: 24.86 ± 8.4) via social media snowball sampling.
  • Assessed participants using the Premenstrual Syndrome Quality of Life Scale, Screening Questionnaire of Highly Processed Food Consumption, Mindful Eating Inventory, WHO-5 Well-Being Index, and Social Media Addiction Scale.
  • Analyzed multidimensional relationships using Pearson correlation coefficients and multivariable linear regression models.
  • Premenstrual quality of life (PMS-QoL) was inversely correlated with social media addiction (r = -0.448, p < 0.001) and ultra-processed food intake (r = -0.196, p < 0.001), but positively correlated with well-being (r = 0.129, p < 0.001).
  • Mindful eating was positively correlated with well-being (r = 0.179, p < 0.001) and negatively correlated with social media addiction (r = -0.100, p < 0.001), ultra-processed food intake (r = -0.086, p < 0.001), and body mass index (r = -0.160, p < 0.001).
  • Multivariable linear regression identified body mass index, ultra-processed food intake, social media addiction, and well-being as independent factors significantly associated with PMS-QoL (all p < 0.001).

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Eroğlu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8382f321e7cf31d7c94d49https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-026-04267-8
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