Systematic review of clinical trials on dietary interventions to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy among normal weight, overweight and obese women

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Excessive weight gain during pregnancy and subsequent postpartum weight retention may contribute to the epidemic of obesity among women of childbearing age. Preventing excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) to optimize maternal, fet...

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Main Authors: Adegboye Amanda RA, Heitmann Berit L, Tanentsapf Ida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/11/81