Few studies have examined the dietary characteristics associated with healthy pregnancy
weight gain in overweight and obese women. We examined if meeting targets for gestational …

Objective The role of diet during pregnancy on gestational weight gain is unclear. This study
aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that dietary patterns during pregnancy are differentially …

Limited evidence suggests that certain dietary patterns during pregnancy are associated
with a lower risk of excessive gestational weight gain during pregnancy. These patterns are …

Background Gestational weight gain (GWG) has important health implications for both the
mother and offspring. Maternal diet during pregnancy may play an important role in …

Background: Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy may influence offspring growth and
adiposity. Specific dietary patterns associated with newborn adiposity have not been …

Background Most pregnant women gain more weight than the ranges recommended.
Excessive weight gain is linked to pregnancy complications and to long-term maternal and …

Objective: Maternal diet and gestational weight gain (GWG) influence birth weight and infant
adiposity, which are important predictors of lifetime health. To better understand these …

Inappropriate weight gain during pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for
both mother and baby. In 2010, Health Canada adopted the Institute of Medicine's …

Objective Although obese women are at higher risk to have infants at the extremes of birth
weight (< 2500 g and> 4500 g) compared to lower weight women, little is known about the …

Background & aims Excessive adiposity and gestational weight gain (GWG) have been
linked with maternal and offspring morbidity. We investigated the relation of maternal diet …