Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14102145
Keywords
gestational diabetes; dietary guidelines; diet; pregnancy
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- New Zealand Ministries of Social Development, Health, Education, Justice, and Pacific Island Affairs
- NZ Health Research Council, Statistics New Zealand
- Office of the Children's Commissioner
- Office of Ethnic Affairs
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The study found that adherence to dietary recommendations is poor among pregnant women, both with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and there is no association between adherence to food group recommendations and the development of GDM.
Diet is thought to play a role in the development and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Dietary guidelines provide practical recommendations for achieving nutrient requirements and mitigating the risk of chronic disease. The aim of this study was to describe the adherence to dietary guidelines by women with and without GDM and determine whether adherence is associated with the development of GDM. Adherence to Ministry of Health food group recommendations was assessed in 5391 pregnant women participating in the Growing Up in New Zealand study. A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) administered during pregnancy provided dietary data. The presence of GDM was determined using diagnostic coding in clinical data and blood glucose results. A quarter of women did not meet any food group recommendations. There were no significant differences in the number of food group targets met by women with or those without GDM. Meeting food group recommendations was not associated with odds of having GDM in adjusted analyses. This study found adherence to dietary recommendations is poor in both women with and without GDM and no association between adherence to food group recommendations and the development of GDM. Greater support is required to assist women to achieve food and nutrition recommendations.
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