Associations between plant-based diets, plant foods and botanical supplements with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common health complications during pregnancy. Medical nutrition therapy is the mainstay of treatment for GDM, however, there is no current consensus on optimal dietary approaches to prevent or control hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the relationships between plant-based dietary patterns, plant foods and botanical dietary supplements with GDM and maternal glycaemic biomarkers.

Methods and analysis

A predefined search strategy was used on 16 June 2021, to search PubMed, Embase and CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost), as well as ClinicalTrials.gov, for studies published as original articles in English. Articles will be included if they are human observational studi

SUBMITTER: Ustick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature