Lifestyle, reproductive factors and food intake in Greenlandic pregnant women: the ACCEPT - sub-study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past decades, Greenland has changed from a hunter society to a more western lifestyle, causing less intake of traditional food, such as marine mammals, fish and seabirds. These changes in the living conditions and food habits might impact the maternal health in Greenland.

Objectives

To describe lifestyle, reproductive factors and food intake in Greenlandic pregnant women, and to assess possible age and geographical differences.

Design

Cross-sectional study of 189 Greenlandic pregnant women. Inclusion criteria were ≥18 years and lived >50% of their life in Greenland. Data were collected in 2010-2011, and information was obtained from lifestyle and food frequency questionnaires. Two age groups for comparison were given for the pregnant women (<27 years

SUBMITTER: Knudsen AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4652332 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature