Depression is associated with lower diet quality in both pre- and post-menopausal U.S. women: NHANES 2007-2018.

Depression has been associated with adverse diet-related outcomes and women are particularly vulnerable to depression around the menopause transition. Therefore, we hypothesized that depression and postmenopausal status would be associated with lower diet quality, and that depression would be associated with lower diet quality in both pre- and post-menopausal women, but that the association would be stronger in postmenopausal women. Data from 5,634 nonpregnant women age > 20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007-2018 were analyzed.

Higher morning cortisol is associated with lower intuitive eating in midlife women.

Background: Stress is associated with negative health outcomes in adults, including increased adiposity. Eating behaviors to cope with stress can have a negative effect on adiposity. There is limited research on positive eating behaviors, such as intuitive eating (IE), and their relationship to stress and adiposity.

Higher intuitive eating is associated with lower adiposity in midlife women.

Objective: Intuitive eating (IE) is consistently associated with a lower body mass index, though its relationship with adiposity, specifically abdominal adiposity, is unknown. Given that midlife women often experience increases in adiposity during midlife, our objective was to examine the association between IE and adiposity in midlife women. We also aimed to validate the factor structure of the Intuitive Eating Scale (IES) in a sample of midlife women.

Practices and Policies That Support Breastfeeding Among Military Women: A Systematic Review.

Background: Previous and limited assessments of breastfeeding in women serving on active duty in the U.S. military demonstrate varied and conflicting data regarding breastfeeding outcomes.