Most women in the United States do not meet the recommendations for healthful nutrition
and weight before and during pregnancy. Women and providers often ask what a healthy …

Objectives The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review, gathering
the strongest evidence about the risks and benefits and the prescription of physical exercise …

Energy intake requirements in pregnancy match the demands of resting metabolism,
physical activity, and tissue growth. Energy balance in pregnancy is, therefore, defined as …

Abstract An Endocrine Disrupting Chemical (EDC) is any compound that disrupts the
function of the endocrine system in humans and is ubiquitous in the environment either as a …

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with an increasing incidence of
maternal and neonatal complications, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal …

Regular physical activity has been demonstrated to contribute to physical and psychological
health. Nevertheless, pregnant women generally exhibit low levels of physical activity …

Background: Overweight/obesity is associated with pregnancy-related disorders, such as
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG). Although …

Introduction Although the prevalence of underweight is declining among Indian women, the
prevalence of overweight/obesity is increasing. This study examined the prevalence and …

The societal burden of non-communicable disease is closely linked with environmental
exposures and lifestyle behaviours, including the adherence to a poor maternal diet from the …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a worldwide public health problem affecting up to
27% of pregnancies with high predictive values for childhood obesity and inflammatory …