Adherence to healthful dietary patterns is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) in
adults; however, whether maternal diet quality during peripregnancy is related to a lower …

Background Consistent evidence of an influence of maternal dietary intake during
pregnancy on infant body size and composition in human populations is lacking, despite …

Background Prenatal care has been validated to provide medical and educational
counselling intended to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy conditions and improve the …

Abstract Background Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) have been validated in
pregnant women, but few studies have focused specifically on low-income women and …

Obesity is a rising global health challenge, particularly for reproductive-aged women. Our
cross-sectional study of pregnant women (n= 223) examined associations between …

Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and elevated glucose concentrations
below the threshold for GDM diagnosis have been associated with adverse pregnancy and …

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 …

We investigated the associations between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and
early childhood growth trajectories and overweight/obesity risk in offspring. Maternal diet …

Background Glycemic load (GL) reflects the quantity and quality of carbohydrates in the diet;
dietary fiber and added sugar are components of GL. Few epidemiologic studies have …

Introduction Little is known on how diet, physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB)
changes during pregnancy and after childbirth in primiparous couples. Moreover, it is …