Karolina Łagowska

Education

2023 Habilitation in agricultural sciences

2012 PhD, human nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences

2008 human nutrition , Poznań University of Life Sciences

Research interests

• influence of dietary habits, nutritional status and physical activity on hormonal status,
• menstrual cycle and gut microbiota in women with and without menstrual cycle,
• dietary intervention in women with polycystic ovary syndrome,

Selected publications

Łagowska K, Kapczuk K, Friebe Z, Bajerska J. Effects of dietary intervention in young female athletes with menstrual disorders. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2014;11:21.

Łagowska K, Kapczuk K, Friebe Z, Jeszka J. Nine–month nutritional intervention improves restoration of menses in young female athletes and ballet dancers with menstrual disorders. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2014; 11:52 .

Łagowska K., Kapczuk K. Testosterone concentrations in female athletes and ballet dancers with menstrual disorders. European Journal of Sport Sciences 2016;16(4):490-7.

Łagowska K, Podgórski T, Celińska E, Wiertel Ł, Kryściak J. A. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Commercial and Natural Carbohydrate–Electrolyte Drinks: A Preliminary Study. Science & Sports 2017; 32l 3: 160-164.

Łagowska K, Kazimierczak D, Szymczak K. Comparision of anthropometrical parameters and dietary habits of young women with and without menstrual disorders. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2018; 75(2):176-181. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12394

Łagowska K. Does improving hematological iron status restore the menstrual cycle in female athletes? Science & Sports 2018, 33, 118 – 122. doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2017.09.006

Łagowska K. The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study. Nutrients. 2018 Nov 11;10(11). pii: E1729.

Łagowska K, Bajerska J, Jamka M. The Role of Vitamin D Oral Supplementation in Insulin Resistance in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients. 2018 Nov 2;10(11). pii: E1637.

Łagowska K, Kapczuk K. 2020. Effects of nutritional intervention with or without metformin on insulin resistance in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome: A preliminary study. Progress in Nutrition. 23, 1 (May 2020). DOI:https://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v23i1.9163.