Impact of maternal organic food consumption and diet quality during pregnancy on offspring's risk of inflammatory bowel disease: findings from a Danish National Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study explores associations of maternal organic food consumption and diet quality during pregnancy with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) risk in offspring, including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).

Methods

Pregnant mothers and their offspring were enrolled in the Danish National Birth Cohort, a nationwide prospective cohort study, in 1996-2002. In gestational week 30, telephone interviews assessed overall maternal organic food consumption during pregnancy. In gestational week 25, a food frequency questionnaire assessed maternal diet during the previous 4 weeks, including six different organic food types (eggs, dairy, meat, fruit, vegetables, and cereals). A Healthy Eating Index evaluated maternal diet quality based on adheren

SUBMITTER: Anneberg OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12286796 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature