Got Calcium?Researchers from St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. say that there may be a simple solution to the premenstrual premenstrual /pre·men·stru·al/ (pre-men´stroo-al) occurring before menstruation. pre·men·stru·al adj. Of or occurring in the period just before menstruation. symptoms many women endure--both psychological and physiological. Increasing calcium intake may actually reduce the occurrence of cramping, bloating bloating Vox populi A lay term for post-prandial abdominal fullness or swelling , food cravings, mood swings, and irritability. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. reports that women taking 1,200 mg. of calcium supplements a day may reduce those symptoms by fifty percent. Researchers point out that since calcium is needed to prevent osteoporosis, the benefits are twofold. --American Baby, October 1998 |
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