Infant body composition in a randomised trial of a maternal nutritional supplement during preconception and pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a multinational randomized controlled trial, we previously showed that maternal supplementation with myo-inositol, probiotics, and micronutrients was associated with reduced incidence of rapid infant weight gain and high body mass index (BMI) at two years among offspring. It was unclear whether these differences in weight gain and body mass were due to reduced adiposity. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether there were any differences in body composition.

Methods

Body composition was measured using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy at six weeks, six months, one year, and two years among offspring born to mothers who received a nutritional intervention (n = 268) or control (n = 264) supplement preconception and during pregnancy.

Results

There were n

SUBMITTER: Lyons-Reid J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12103482 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature