## 4 Discussion  
This research represents the initial exploration of the connections between self-esteem, dietary behaviours and android-to-gynoid fat distribution among women suffering from menstrual bleeding disorders. In this project, we divided our study group based on the android-to-gynoid fat distribution using published cut-off values [44]. We have achieved interesting results. Namely, the group with higher android fat distribution (HAF) had significantly higher self-esteem by [PERSON]'s Self-Esteem Scale. Then, we analysed the dietary behaviours of both groups. Observations revealed a higher frequency of dairy intake in HAF and lower meat and white grain products than in age-matched women with NAF. Treating self-esteem as a marker of eating behaviour might not seem very reasonable, especially in the light of our results. Nevertheless, we would like to emphasise that this study's inconsistent self-esteem and food frequency intake results showed the complicated nature of the participants' coping behaviours. It is well known that participants may exhibit defensive coping mechanisms focused on emotions and raising a positive self-defensive image. Our results showed that moderate and high self-esteem more than three times amplified the appearance of increased android fat accumulation in MBD women. How can we explain this? We suppose that there is no direct translation. Women in the HAF group presented certain features of dietary patterns that distinguished them from women with NAF. It was found that intensifying consumption of dairy products at least once a day increased the probability of higher android fat distribution more than three times. It may seem surprising since dairy products are considered generally health-promoting and consumed in the belief that they allow the cultivation of healthy dietary patterns and well-being [57; 58; 59; 60]. Multiple studies on various populations suggest that high-frequency dairy intake is associated with a lower risk of obesity, cardiovascular risks, and diabetes [57; 58; 59; 61]. Diary is considered a healthy food, and it is also convenient and easy to prepare. Our earlier studies showed that dairy consumption is often due to family dietary patterns [62; 63]. However, even if dairy is consumed in good faith, overusing it in daily diet might disrupt the dietary balance and sustainability. What is even worse, it might lead to dietary myths and the belief that frequent eating of dairy products guarantees losing weight and improves health [64]. It is necessary to underline that the literature is inconsistent in this matter. Interestingly, it was shown that dairy consumption of two or more servings per day showed an 85% higher chance of anovulatory infertility compared to women who consumed a maximum of one serving per day [65]. In the same group, there was an inverse relationship between dairy fat intake and anovulatory infertility [65]. In the study by [PERSON] et al., high dairy intake was associated with lower estradiol levels and sporadic anovulation [66]. Conversely, low estradiol levels are characteristic of stressed females [67]. The altered androgen status may be correlated with android fat distribution [68]. In addition, the question arises whether women with already altered androgen/estrogen status may suffer from further abnormalities due to high dairy intake, which is shown in our study. Another study examining dairy consumption showed in women that dairy fat intake was associated with slightly increased all-cause and IHD mortality [69]. Analysing the literature in this field, we noticed that it is unclear whether high dairy intake benefits women's reproductive health [70]. While many studies show the protective role of dairy from menstrual abnormalities, others contradict those results [66; 71]. What we must underline concerning dairy that answers the question about the type of dairy product consumed would be beneficial in our study. Our project did not specify the exact range of dairy. Thus, this group could have had fatty or sugar-laden dairy products.