Association between pre-pregnancy consumption of meat, iron intake, and the risk of gestational diabetes: the SUN project.

Amelia Marí-SanchisGinette Díaz-JuradoF Javier Basterra-GortariCarmen de la Fuente-ArrillagaMiguel A Martínez-GonzálezMaira Bes-Rastrollo

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2017)

Our overall findings suggest that higher pre-pregnancy consumption of total meat, especially red and processed meat, and heme iron intake, are significantly associated with an increased GDM risk in a Mediterranean cohort of university graduates.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
weight gain
pregnant women
body mass index