Associations of Circadian Eating Pattern and Diet Quality with Substantial Postpartum Weight Retention.

ABSTRACT: Besides food quantity and quality, food timing and frequency may contribute to weight regulation. It is unclear if these factors during pregnancy can influence maternal weight retention after childbirth. We thus aimed to examine the associations of maternal circadian eating pattern and diet quality in pregnancy with substantial postpartum weight retention (PPWR) at 18 months in an Asian cohort. We assessed circadian eating pattern and diet quality of 687 women using 24-h dietary recalls at 26-28 weeks' gestation. We calculated PPWR by subtracting maternal weight in the first trimester from weight at 18-month postpartum and defined substantial PPWR as ≥5 kg weight retention. Multivariable binary logistic regression was performed. Overall, 16% of women had substantial PPWR. After the confoun

SUBMITTER: Loy SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6893719 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature