Prepregnancy Habitual Intakes of Total, Supplemental, and Food Folate and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Mengying LiShanshan LiJorge E ChavarroAudrey J GaskinsSylvia H LeyStefanie N HinkleXiaobin Wang Ming DingGriffith BellAnne A BjerregaardSjurdur F OlsenJames L MillsFrank B HuCuilin Zhang

Published in: Diabetes care (2019)

Higher habitual intakes of supplemental folate before pregnancy were significantly associated with lower GDM risk. If confirmed, these findings indicate that prepregnancy folic acid supplementation could offer a novel and low-cost avenue to reduce GDM risk.

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body mass index
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pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
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