Effects of a low-glycemic load diet in overweight and obese pregnant women: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal diet for pregnancy that is complicated by excessive weight is unknown.

Objective

We aimed to examine the effects of a low-glycemic load (low-GL) diet in overweight and obese pregnant women.

Design

We randomly assigned 46 overweight or obese pregnant women to receive a low-GL or a low-fat diet. Participants received carbohydrate-rich foods, fats, and snack foods through home delivery or study visits. The primary outcome was birth weight z score. Other endpoints included infant anthropometric measurements, gestational duration, maternal weight gain, and maternal metabolic parameters.

Results

There were no significant differences in birth weight z score or other measures of infant adiposity between groups. However, in the low-GL compared wit

SUBMITTER: Rhodes ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2980957 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature