Association of Vegetable and Animal Flesh Intake with Inflammation in Pregnant Women from India.

ABSTRACT: In pregnant women, studies are lacking on the relationship of vegetable and animal flesh (poultry, red meat and seafood) intake with inflammation, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a cohort study of pregnant women receiving antenatal care at BJ Medical College in Pune, India. The dietary intake of pregnant women was queried in the third trimester using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Twelve inflammatory markers were measured in plasma samples using immunoassays. Only 12% of the study population were vegetarians, although animal flesh intake levels were lower compared to Western populations. In multivariable models, higher intakes of total vegetables were associated with lower levels of the T-helper (Th) 17 cytokine interleukin (IL)-17a (p = 0.03)

SUBMITTER: Yadana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature