Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which has traditionally been defined as glucose
intolerance of varying severity with first onset in pregnancy, is rising in prevalence with …

The health of children and families is strongly influenced by the array of economic, political,
and social factors in which they are born, grow, live, work, worship, and age. This includes …

The gut is home to a large number of intestinal microbiota that play an important role in the
metabolism and immune system of the host. A growing body of evidence suggests that a …

There is an increase in maternal metabolic burden due to the rise in pregnancies
complicated by obesity, gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary …

Birth weight is a marker that is often referred to determine newborn health, potential growth
trajectories and risk of future disease. Accordingly, interventions to promote appropriate and …

Background Most pregnant women in the United States are at risk of inadequate intake of
vitamin A, vitamin D, folic acid, calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids from foods alone. Very …

Introduction There are growing concerns on how to prevent, slow down and induce
remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Recent evidence has found diet and lifestyle …

Objective Gestational weight gain (GWG) above recommendations is a risk factor for
adverse maternal, perinatal, and long‐term outcomes. This study hypothesized that …

Introduction Intrauterine exposure to maternal obesity and hyperglycemia greatly increases
offspring health risks. Scalable lifestyle interventions to lower weight and glycemia prior to …

We aimed to examine whether (a) parents' childhood family mealtime experiences
(CFM)(eg, mealtime communication-based stress) and parents' socio-demographic …