Adherence to plant-based diet during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective birth cohort study
We found that higher adherence to a plant-based diet during early pregnancy may be associated with a lower GDM risk among Iranian women. Confirmation of this finding is necessary in larger cohort studies, taking into account other pregnancy outcomes such as birth weight.
Authors
- Elham Bazshahi
- Majid Mirmohammadkhani
- Ahmad Jayedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4231-3147)
- Sanaz Pourreza
- Alireza Emadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2353-9215)
- Sakineh Shab‐Bidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-7174)
Institutions
- Semnan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00949-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Semnan University