Plant-based diets, defined here as including both vegan and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets, are
growing in popularity throughout the Western world for various reasons, including concerns …

Nutritional status during pregnancy can have a significant impact on maternal and neonatal
health outcomes. Requirements for macronutrients such as energy and protein increase …

Vegetarian and vegan diets have increased worldwide in the last decades, according to the
knowledge that they might prevent coronary heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes …

Maternal obesity is associated with pregnancy complications and increases the risk for the
infant to develop obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. However, the …

Importance Being born small for gestational age (SGA) is a leading cause of perinatal
morbidity and mortality with no effective prevention or therapy. Maternal suboptimal nutrition …

A package of care for all pregnant women within eight scheduled antenatal care contacts is
recommended by WHO. Some interventions for reducing and managing the outcomes for …

Brain structure and function depend on a constant and sufficient supply with
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by blood. Blood levels of …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex mental illness with unmet therapeutic needs.
The antidepressant effects of ω–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n–3 PUFAs) have been …

Importance Nutrition during pregnancy is a critical dimension not only for women's health but
also for the lifelong health of the offspring. Very limited national data exist on the usual …

Background Pre‐eclampsia is associated with deficient intravascular production of
prostacyclin, a vasodilator, and excessive production of thromboxane, a vasoconstrictor and …