Energy expenditure during pregnancy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Contrary to nutritional guidelines, accumulating evidence shows that pregnant women's energy intakes remain stable throughout trimesters. Although pregnant women may eat below their needs or underreport their energy intakes, it is also relevant to question how energy requirements - estimated through measurements of energy expenditure (EE) - change throughout pregnancy.

Objective

This review examined prospective studies that measured EE during pregnancy, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data sources

PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched to identify relevant publications up to November 14, 2019.

Study selection

All studies that measured EE prospectively and ob

SUBMITTER: Savard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947828 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature