Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results
GDM is a multifactorial disease, so there is controversy regarding the mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis. We speculate whether lifestyle and eating habits influenced the appearance and pathogenesis of GDM. To explore this issue, the aim of the present study was to analyze maternal diet and lif...
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| author | Alba Yuste Gómez Maria del Pilar Ramos Álvarez José Luis Bartha |
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| description | GDM is a multifactorial disease, so there is controversy regarding the mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis. We speculate whether lifestyle and eating habits influenced the appearance and pathogenesis of GDM. To explore this issue, the aim of the present study was to analyze maternal diet and lifestyle characteristics in early pregnancy and their influence on the development of GDM. The study included 103 pregnant women who completed a questionnaire on nutritional knowledge, lifestyle and eating habits. Perinatal and biochemical outcomes as well as pregestational lifestyle and eating habits were compared between normoglycemic women and those who developed GDM. The results obtained showed that women who developed GDM had erroneous knowledge regarding nutrition. Consumption of white bread (<i>p</i> = 0.018), added sugars (<i>p</i> = 0.037), legumes (<i>p</i> = 0.025), fish (<i>p</i> = 0.014), butter (<i>p</i> = 0.010) and the performance of less physical activity (<i>p</i> = 0.024) correlated with glucose intolerance in pregnant women. In conclusion, we found a relationship between dietary and lifestyle habits at the beginning of pregnancy and the later diagnosis of GDM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a34f379d55534d03820e433d35ca9e722023-12-01T22:32:11ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-07-011414295410.3390/nu14142954Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal ResultsAlba Yuste Gómez0Maria del Pilar Ramos Álvarez1José Luis Bartha2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University, 28925 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University, 28925 Madrid, SpainDirector of the Maternal and Fetal Reseach Group, IdiPaz, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, SpainGDM is a multifactorial disease, so there is controversy regarding the mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis. We speculate whether lifestyle and eating habits influenced the appearance and pathogenesis of GDM. To explore this issue, the aim of the present study was to analyze maternal diet and lifestyle characteristics in early pregnancy and their influence on the development of GDM. The study included 103 pregnant women who completed a questionnaire on nutritional knowledge, lifestyle and eating habits. Perinatal and biochemical outcomes as well as pregestational lifestyle and eating habits were compared between normoglycemic women and those who developed GDM. The results obtained showed that women who developed GDM had erroneous knowledge regarding nutrition. Consumption of white bread (<i>p</i> = 0.018), added sugars (<i>p</i> = 0.037), legumes (<i>p</i> = 0.025), fish (<i>p</i> = 0.014), butter (<i>p</i> = 0.010) and the performance of less physical activity (<i>p</i> = 0.024) correlated with glucose intolerance in pregnant women. In conclusion, we found a relationship between dietary and lifestyle habits at the beginning of pregnancy and the later diagnosis of GDM.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/14/2954gestational diabetes mellituspregnancynutrition in pregnancyglycemic indexglycemic controlnutritional education |
| spellingShingle | Alba Yuste Gómez Maria del Pilar Ramos Álvarez José Luis Bartha Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results Nutrients gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy nutrition in pregnancy glycemic index glycemic control nutritional education |
| title | Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results |
| title_full | Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results |
| title_short | Influence of Diet and Lifestyle on the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and on Perinatal Results |
| title_sort | influence of diet and lifestyle on the development of gestational diabetes mellitus and on perinatal results |
| topic | gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy nutrition in pregnancy glycemic index glycemic control nutritional education |
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