The quality of diet and nutritional status during pregnancy are crucial to optimize maternal
and fetal health. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly prevalent in pregnancy …

Background A high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is often associated with
low nutritional quality, but data on associations with biomarkers are scarce. We aimed to …

Increased consumption of dietary pulse protein has been shown to assist in body weight
regulation and improve a range of metabolic health outcomes. We investigated if the …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary branched-chain
amino acids (BCAAs) and the risk of developing hypertension. Methods A cohort study of …

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) nutrition checklist is a tool
for everyday antenatal clinical practice, easy to use by most healthcare professionals …

Evidence suggests higher hedonic hunger (preoccupation with/desire to consume food for
pleasure) is associated with greater ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption in non …

The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between the consumption of ultra-
processed foods (UPF) and the mental health of pregnant women from the South of Brazil …

The increase in the volume of industrially processed products in the global food supply has
coincided with an increasing prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases in …

The consumption of highly processed foods, along with other dietary and lifestyle poor
habits, has an impact on health by increasing the risk of several non-communicable …

Higher hedonic hunger (preoccupation with/desire to consume food for pleasure) has been
found to correlate with significantly more ultra-processed food (UPF; hyper-palatable …