Evaluating pre-pregnancy dietary diversity vs. dietary quality scores as predictors of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Selma GicevicAudrey J GaskinsTeresa T FungBernard RosnerDeirdre K TobiasSheila IsanakaWalter C WillettPublished in: PloS one (2018)
MDD-W and FGI did not predict the risk of GDM and HDPs. These DDS should not be widely used as metrics for achieving dietary goals in their present form. The Prime Diet Quality Score warrants further testing as a promising measure of a sustainable and healthy diet on a global scale.