Background: Healthy eating behavior throughout pregnancy and postpartum is important.
This study aimed to investigate the perceived sex-specific importance of determinants of …

Background Understanding changes in dietary intake during puberty could aid the mapping
of dietary interventions for primary prevention. The present study describes dietary changes …

Background In the general population, at least 50% of time awake is spent in sedentary
behaviours. Sedentary behaviours are activities that expend less energy than 1.5 metabolic …

Objectives To examine the prevalence of positive lifestyle behaviours before and during
pregnancy in Ireland. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Population-based study in …

Purpose: Individual maternal lifestyle factors during pregnancy have been associated with
offspring birthweight; however, associations of combined lifestyle factors with birthweight …

Background Maternal healthy lifestyle behaviors during pregnancy have been associated
with reduced risk of offspring overweight and obesity (OWOB). However, there has been little …

Background: To examine the association between objectively measured light-intensity and
moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), sedentary behaviors, and biological …

The prevalence of obesity and overweight has been rapidly increasing and is significantly
higher among adult females in the Arab States. The aim of the present study was to explore …

Maternal nutrition during the post‐partum period (PPP) is important for optimal health. The
aim of this study was to explore dietary habits, lifestyle patterns and barriers to healthy …

After delivery, mothers are encouraged to increase physical activity (PA) gradually to
regulate body weight; however, data on PA in relation to postpartum weight retention …