Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as the main metabolic disorder in pregnancy has had an increasing prevalence in recent years. Nowadays intrauterine metabolic condition is considered as a critical risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence of fetal programming and its contribu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Majid Hajifaraji, Neda Dolatkhah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9098-en.html
_version_ 1828054791597588480
author Majid Hajifaraji
Neda Dolatkhah
author_facet Majid Hajifaraji
Neda Dolatkhah
author_sort Majid Hajifaraji
collection DOAJ
description Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as the main metabolic disorder in pregnancy has had an increasing prevalence in recent years. Nowadays intrauterine metabolic condition is considered as a critical risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence of fetal programming and its contribution as one of the evolutionary roots of human diseases provides a reason for improvements in controlling glucose metabolism in pregnant women, determining other nutrients, weight loss prior to pregnancy,  having healthy diet, and preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is the initial treatment of GDM and obesity is a major challenge for dietary intervention during pregnancy consultations. Today, a high proportion of women are seen with high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy and higher weight gain during pregnancy. In this paper, we provide a brief review on dietary intake and dietary interventions in GDM from the perspective of nutrition science scrutinizing the physiopathology and etiology of the disease.
first_indexed 2024-04-10T20:28:35Z
format Article
id doaj.art-6eb2a11c66884106aa6b0f126b08ee23
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1735-9260
1735-9279
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-10T20:28:35Z
publishDate 2017-06-01
publisher Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
record_format Article
series Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
spelling doaj.art-6eb2a11c66884106aa6b0f126b08ee232023-01-25T07:52:57ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92601735-92792017-06-0127149202224Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review ArticleMajid Hajifaraji0Neda Dolatkhah1 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as the main metabolic disorder in pregnancy has had an increasing prevalence in recent years. Nowadays intrauterine metabolic condition is considered as a critical risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence of fetal programming and its contribution as one of the evolutionary roots of human diseases provides a reason for improvements in controlling glucose metabolism in pregnant women, determining other nutrients, weight loss prior to pregnancy,  having healthy diet, and preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is the initial treatment of GDM and obesity is a major challenge for dietary intervention during pregnancy consultations. Today, a high proportion of women are seen with high body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy and higher weight gain during pregnancy. In this paper, we provide a brief review on dietary intake and dietary interventions in GDM from the perspective of nutrition science scrutinizing the physiopathology and etiology of the disease.http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9098-en.htmlpregnancygestational diabetes mellitusmedical nutrition therapybody mass index
spellingShingle Majid Hajifaraji
Neda Dolatkhah
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
pregnancy
gestational diabetes mellitus
medical nutrition therapy
body mass index
title Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
title_full Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
title_fullStr Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
title_full_unstemmed Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
title_short Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Challenges from the Perspective of Nutrition Science: A Review Article
title_sort gestational diabetes mellitus and associated challenges from the perspective of nutrition science a review article
topic pregnancy
gestational diabetes mellitus
medical nutrition therapy
body mass index
url http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9098-en.html
work_keys_str_mv AT majidhajifaraji gestationaldiabetesmellitusandassociatedchallengesfromtheperspectiveofnutritionscienceareviewarticle
AT nedadolatkhah gestationaldiabetesmellitusandassociatedchallengesfromtheperspectiveofnutritionscienceareviewarticle