Effects of a low-glycemic index diet during pregnancy on offspring growth, body composition, and vascular health: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Nathalie V KizirianYang KongRoslyn MuirheadShannon BrodieSarah P GarnettPeter PetoczKyra A SimDavid S CelermajerJimmy Chun Yu LouieTania P MarkovicGlynis P RossLeigh C WardJennie C Brand-MillerMichael R SkiltonPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2016)
In women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, a low-GI diet influences offspring birth weight, birth length, and arterial wall thickness in early childhood, but not adiposity or growth trajectory during the first year of life. This trial was registered at anzctr.org.au as ACTRN12610000681055.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- birth weight
- gestational age
- weight gain
- pregnancy outcomes
- high fat diet
- resistance training
- weight loss
- physical activity
- study protocol
- bone mineral density
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- open label
- body mass index
- phase iii
- phase ii
- preterm birth
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- health information
- risk assessment
- human health