Healthful dietary patterns and long-term weight change among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Diet represents a key strategy for the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), although effective dietary patterns to prevent weight gain in the long term are largely unknown. We sought to evaluate whether improvement in overall diet quality is associated with less long-term weight gain among high-risk women with prior GDM.

Subjects/methods

Women with a history of GDM (N=3397) were followed from 1991 to 2011, or until diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or other chronic disease. Usual diet was assessed via food frequency questionnaire every 4 years from which we calculated the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (aHEI-2010), Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hyper

SUBMITTER: Tobias DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5101125 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature