Scaling up prenatal nutrition could reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation: a modeling analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional conditions during pregnancy may influence the epigenetic development of an individual and consequently their later-life risk of noncommunicable disease (NCD). Improving nutrition for pregnant females may therefore serve the dual purpose of directly improving pregnancy outcomes and preventing NCDs in the next generation.

Objectives

We estimated the impact of prenatal supplementation with iron and folic acid (IFA), multiple micronutrients (MMS), or calcium at 50%, 75%, or 90% coverage on future NCDs by age and sex in 2015.

Methods

We used secondary data sources from 132 countries to quantify the cases of diabetes and hypertension and the deaths from selected NCDs that could be averted or delayed by scaling up prenatal micronutrient supplementation

SUBMITTER: Blakstad MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature