In the study to determine whether a dietary intervention designed to reduce fat
intake and increase intake of fruit, vegetables, and whole grains, and weight loss, reduces vasomotor symptoms (VMS; ie, hot flashes or night sweats) in postmenopausal women, research indicated in multivariate-adjusted analyses, with simultaneous adjustment for the intervention and weight
change, assignment to the dietary intervention versus the control arm
was significantly (odds ratio [OR], 1.14; 95% CI, 1.01-1.28) related to a
higher likelihood of symptom elimination among women with VMS at baseline. In addition, women with symptoms at baseline who lost 10 lb or more (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05-1.46) or lost 10% or more of their baseline body weight
(OR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.21-2.02) between baseline and year 1 were
significantly more likely to eliminate VMS compared with those who
maintained weight. Upon examining the joint effect of the dietary modification and weight loss, compared with women in the control arm who maintained weight, women who lost substantial weight
(≥10%) as a part of the intervention (OR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.39-2.57) but
not as part of the control arm (OR, 1.40; 95% CI, 0.92-2.13) were
significantly more likely to end VMS, although these two groups did not
differ significantly from each other. Large weight loss (>22 lb), but not dietary changes, was related to the elimination of moderate/severe VMS(1).
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(1) "Effects of a dietary intervention and weight change on vasomotor symptoms in the Women's Health Initiative|" by Kroenke CH, Caan BJ, Stefanick ML, Anderson G, Brzyski R, Johnson KC, Leblanc E, Lee C, La Croix AZ, Park HL, Sims ST, Vitolins M, Wallace R.
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