The carbohydrate threshold in pregnancy and gestational diabetes: how low can we go?

A Sweeting, J Mijatovic, GD Brinkworth, TP Markovic… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The original nutrition approach for the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was
to reduce total carbohydrate intake to 33–40% of total energy (EI) to decrease fetal …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a modestly lower carbohydrate diet in gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

J Mijatovic, JCY Louie, MEC Buso, FS Atkinson… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Lower carbohydrate diets have the potential to improve glycemia but may
increase ketonemia in women with gestational diabetes (GDM). We hypothesized that …

Low-carbohydrate diets for gestational diabetes

SS Farabi, TL Hernandez - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nutrition therapy provides the foundation for treatment of gestational diabetes (GDM), and
has historically been based on restricting carbohydrate (CHO) intake. In this paper …

The role of dietary carbohydrates in gestational diabetes

VA Mustad, DTT Huynh, JM López-Pedrosa, C Campoy… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is hyperglycemia that is recognized for the first time during
pregnancy. GDM is associated with a wide range of short-and long-term adverse health …

A higher-complex carbohydrate diet in gestational diabetes mellitus achieves glucose targets and lowers postprandial lipids: a randomized crossover study

TL Hernandez, RE Van Pelt, MA Anderson… - Diabetes …, 2014 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The conventional diet approach to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
advocates carbohydrate restriction, resulting in higher fat (HF), also a substrate for fetal fat …

Macronutrient balance and dietary glycemic index in pregnancy predict neonatal body composition

NV Kizirian, TP Markovic, R Muirhead, S Brodie… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
The influence of maternal macronutrient balance and dietary glycemic index (GI) on
neonatal body composition has received little study. We hypothesized that the overall …

Low glycemic index carbohydrates versus all types of carbohydrates for treating diabetes in pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of glycemic …

O Perichart-Perera, M Balas-Nakash… - International journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Due to the higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM), more
pregnant women complicated with diabetes are in need of clinical care. Purpose. Compare …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of macronutrient intake during the second trimester on glucose metabolism later in pregnancy

SH Ley, AJ Hanley, R Retnakaran, M Sermer… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Dietary intake is known to influence glucose metabolism, but there is little
consensus on the optimal distribution of macronutrient intakes during pregnancy to prevent …

The effects of various diets on glycemic outcomes during pregnancy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

V Ha, AJ Bonner, JK Jadoo, J Beyene, SS Anand… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Aims Evidence to support dietary modifications to improve glycemia during pregnancy is
limited, and the benefits of diet beyond limiting gestational weight gain is unclear. Therefore …

Randomization to a provided higher-complex-carbohydrate versus conventional diet in gestational diabetes mellitus results in similar newborn adiposity

TL Hernandez, SS Farabi, BK Fosdick, N Hirsch… - Diabetes …, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Nutrition therapy for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has conventionally
focused on carbohydrate restriction. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we tested the …