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Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden

Appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is important for fetal development and maternal health, but it is unclear what dietary factors predict GWG. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary quality during pregnancy and GWG. In total, 1113 pregnant women were recruite...

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Autores principales: Augustin, Hanna, Winkvist, Anna, Bärebring, Linnea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31991776
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12020317
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description Appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is important for fetal development and maternal health, but it is unclear what dietary factors predict GWG. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary quality during pregnancy and GWG. In total, 1113 pregnant women were recruited when registering for antenatal care. GWG was defined according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. GWG was calculated as measured body weight at registration for antenatal care, to gestational week 37 ± 2. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) administered in gestational week >31. In total, 40% gained within the IOM GWG recommendations, 25% had insufficient GWG and 35% excessive GWG. Women with a poor or fair quality diet gained approximately 2 kg more than women with a high-quality diet. Poor dietary quality was also associated with higher odds of excessive GWG, due to fat quality and intake of discretionary foods. In conclusion, poor quality dietary intake is associated with lower adherence to the guidelines on weight gain in pregnancy. A diet characterised by high-quality fat intake, low consumption of discretionary foods and high nutrient intake may promote healthy weight gain and prevent excessive GWG.
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spelling pubmed-70711712020-03-19 Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden Augustin, Hanna Winkvist, Anna Bärebring, Linnea Nutrients Article Appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is important for fetal development and maternal health, but it is unclear what dietary factors predict GWG. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary quality during pregnancy and GWG. In total, 1113 pregnant women were recruited when registering for antenatal care. GWG was defined according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. GWG was calculated as measured body weight at registration for antenatal care, to gestational week 37 ± 2. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) administered in gestational week >31. In total, 40% gained within the IOM GWG recommendations, 25% had insufficient GWG and 35% excessive GWG. Women with a poor or fair quality diet gained approximately 2 kg more than women with a high-quality diet. Poor dietary quality was also associated with higher odds of excessive GWG, due to fat quality and intake of discretionary foods. In conclusion, poor quality dietary intake is associated with lower adherence to the guidelines on weight gain in pregnancy. A diet characterised by high-quality fat intake, low consumption of discretionary foods and high nutrient intake may promote healthy weight gain and prevent excessive GWG. MDPI 2020-01-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7071171/ /pubmed/31991776 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12020317 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden
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title_full Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden
title_fullStr Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden
title_short Poor Dietary Quality Is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden
title_sort poor dietary quality is associated with low adherence to gestational weight gain recommendations among women in sweden
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31991776
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12020317
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