Food and nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations during pregnancy: a Nordic mother-child population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A woman's food intake during pregnancy has important implications not only for herself but also for the future health and well-being of her child. Suboptimal dietary quality has been consistently reported in many high-income countries, reflecting poor adherence to dietary guidelines.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the intake of food and nutrients in a cohort of pregnant women in Norway and their adherence to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) and Norwegian food-based guidelines (NFG).

Design

We investigated the dietary intake in 1,674 pregnant women from the mother-child birth cohort, PreventADALL, recruited at approximately 18-week gestational age. Dietary intake was assessed by an electronic validated food frequency questionnaire (PrevFFQ) in t

SUBMITTER: Saunders CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939665 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature