Re:Total cholesterol and all-cause mortality – a study among...
by Broken_Hippo on Monday June 10, 2019 @04:13AM
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I nearly posted this yesterday, and decided to today. Losing one's period doesn't mean the diet was unhealthy. Seriously.
There are lots of reasons a person can not have a period. Sure, you can be malnourished, but I'm guessing the more likely contributor was not having enough body fat. IF a woman's body fat is too low, she stops having periods. It happens in a broad cross section of people. A person with an eating disorder will do it as will a woman that works out a lot and eats healthily. Coincidentally, weighing too much can do it as well.
I'm guessing a nutrient deficiency can do it, but I'm unsure on that one. It can be a hormonal imbalance too!
And there are a bunch of other reasons as well. It isn't even necessarily harmful - after all, people quit having periods when they are on birth control with no ill effects.
There are lots of reasons a person can not have a period. Sure, you can be malnourished, but I'm guessing the more likely contributor was not having enough body fat. IF a woman's body fat is too low, she stops having periods. It happens in a broad cross section of people. A person with an eating disorder will do it as will a woman that works out a lot and eats healthily. Coincidentally, weighing too much can do it as well.
I'm guessing a nutrient deficiency can do it, but I'm unsure on that one. It can be a hormonal imbalance too!
And there are a bunch of other reasons as well. It isn't even necessarily harmful - after all, people quit having periods when they are on birth control with no ill effects.