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Nutritional needs and supplementation for women across menopausal stages
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[eng] Menopause, a universal phenomenon in women’s lives, remains insufficiently explored in terms of its interaction with physiology and nutrition, despite its significant implications for quality of life. The objective of this thesis is to examine the nutritional needs of women during menopause and how supplements can help meet these needs, including their potential limitations. During menopause, there is a physiological decline in oestrogen levels, which can cause a range of manifestations affecting various body systems, including hot flushes, sweating, headaches, hair loss, muscle pain, vaginal dryness, insomnia, depression, weight gain, and mood changes. Nutritional interventions, such as supplementation with plant extracts or bioactive compounds, have the potential to positively impact the specific manifestations of menopause and enhance the quality of life of women in this phase of life. Non-hormonal supplementation presents an advantageous risk-benefit profile in comparison to hormone replacement therapy. However, further research is needed on the optimal efficacy and safety of supplements. Current evidence is limited due to the lack of standardisation across studies, which lead to inconclusive results, making it difficult to transversally review and assess studies on supplementation during the menopausal stages. Lastly, women who participated in a survey regarding supplementation and menopause during this bibliographic review, expressed a strong preference for supplementation options based on natural products to alleviate manifestations, without compromising efficacy.
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Treballs Finals del Doble Grau de Farmàcia i Nutrició Humana i Dietètica de la Facultat Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació,Facultat Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació. Universitat de Barcelona. Curs: 2024-2025. Tutor: Anna Pérez Bosque.
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GENER HERRERA, Teresa. Nutritional needs and supplementation for women across menopausal stages. [consulta: 26 de novembre de 2025]. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222908]