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Maternal dietary antioxidant intake in pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes: birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Evidence for a possible protective effect of maternal dietary antioxidant intake during pregnancy on childhood asthma and other atopic outcomes is conflicting, and associations with childhood lung function have been little studied.In the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we analysed associations between maternal intake of fruits, vegetables, vitamins C and E, carotene, zinc, and selenium in pregnancy and current doctor-diagnosed asthma, atopy and lung function in 8915 children at age 7-9?years. Potential modification of associations by maternal smoking and common maternal antioxidant gene polymorphisms was explored to strengthen causal inference.After controlling for confounders, positive associations were observed between maternal intake of zinc and childhood forced expiratory volume in 1?s and forced vital capacity (difference in age-, height- and sex-adjusted sd units per quartile increase in maternal dietary zinc intake ? 0.05 (95% CI 0.01-0.08); ptrend=0.01 and 0.05 (95% CI 0.02-0.09); ptrend=0.005, respectively). Weak evidence was found for an interaction between maternal zinc intake and maternal glutathione S-transferase GSTM1 genotype on childhood forced vital capacity (pinteraction=0.05); association among the GSTM1 null group ? 0.11 (95% CI 0.05-0.17); ptrend=0.001.Our results suggest that a higher maternal intake of zinc during pregnancy may be associated with better lung function in the offspring.

SUBMITTER: Bedard A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383601 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maternal dietary antioxidant intake in pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes: birth cohort study.

Bédard Annabelle A Northstone Kate K Holloway John W JW Henderson A John AJ Shaheen Seif O SO

The European respiratory journal 20180830 2

Evidence for a possible protective effect of maternal dietary antioxidant intake during pregnancy on childhood asthma and other atopic outcomes is conflicting, and associations with childhood lung function have been little studied.In the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we analysed associations between maternal intake of fruits, vegetables, vitamins C and E, carotene, zinc, and selenium in pregnancy and current doctor-diagnosed asthma, atopy and lung function in 8915 children at ...[more]

PMID: 30093569

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Project description:BackgroundMaternal dietary habits are contributors of maternal and fetal health; however, available data are heterogeneous and not conclusive.MethodsNutrient intake during pregnancy was assessed in 503 women with uncomplicated pregnancies, using the validated Food Frequency Questionnaire developed by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-FFQ).ResultsIn all, 68% of women had a normal body mass index at the beginning of pregnancy, and 83% of newborns had an appropriate weight for gestational age. Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG), and placental weight were independently correlated with birth weight. GWG was not related to the pre-pregnancy BMI. EPIC-FFQ evaluation showed that 30% of women adhered to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ranges for macronutrient intake. In most pregnant women (98.1%), consumption of water was below recommendations. Comparing women with intakes within EFSA ranges for macronutrients with those who did not, no differences were found in BMI, GWG, and neonatal or placental weight. Neither maternal nor neonatal parameters were associated with the maternal dietary profiles.ConclusionsIn our population, maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG, and placental weight are determinants of birth weight percentile, while no association was found with maternal nutrition. Future studies should explore associations through all infancy.ImpactMaternal anthropometrics and nutrition status may affect offspring birth weight. In 503 healthy women, maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG), and placental weight were independently correlated to neonatal birth weight. GWG was not related to the pre-pregnancy BMI. In all, 30% of women respected the EFSA ranges for macronutrients. Neither maternal nor neonatal parameters were associated with maternal dietary profiles considered in this study. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG, and placental weight are determinants of neonatal birth weight percentile, while a connection with maternal nutrition profiles was not found.

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Maternal dietary antioxidant intake in pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes: birth cohort study.

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Maternal dietary antioxidant intake in pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes: birth cohort study.

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