Maternal dietary glycemic index and glycemic load in early pregnancy are associated with offspring adiposity in childhood: the Southampton Women's Survey.

BACKGROUND: Maternal hyperglycemia in pregnancy is associated with greater adiposity in offspring. The glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) describe the glycemic response to carbohydrate ingestion. However, the influence of maternal dietary GI and GL in pregnancy on childhood adiposity is unkn...

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Main Authors: Okubo, H, Crozier, SR, Harvey, N, Godfrey, K, Inskip, H, Cooper, C, Robinson, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2014