The Impact of Mediterranean Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy on Maternal and Offspring Health.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child are affected by many environmental factors. The importance of pregnancy for 'early life programming' is well established and maternal nutrition is an important factor contributing to a favourable environment for developing offspring. We aim to assess whether following a Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy is beneficial for maternal and offspring outcomes; (2) Methods: a systematic review was performed using standardized reporting guidelines with the National Heart Lung and Blood Iinstitute quality assessment tool for selection and extraction; (3) Results: results show that being on a Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy is associated with favourable outcomes for both maternal and offspring health, particularly for gestational diab

SUBMITTER: Amati F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6566342 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature