Adherence to the Planetary Health Diet Index and Fetal Body Composition.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The Planetary Health Diet (PHD), introduced by the EAT-Lancet Commission in 2019, emphasizes a plant-based diet. Several cohorts have assessed adherence using the PHD Index (PHDI), but evidence is limited on whether maternal periconceptional and early pregnancy adherence is associated with fetal growth.

Objective

To examine the association of maternal PHDI adherence in early pregnancy with longitudinal 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional fetal biometric measures.

Design, setting, and participants

Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort of pregnant women with singletons (July 2009 to January 2013) at 12 US clinical sites. Women with preexisting health conditions were excluded. Participants had data on fetal body composition and organ volumes (April 2016 to Se

SUBMITTER: Clayton PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature