Periconceptional and First Trimester Ultraprocessed Food Intake and Maternal Cardiometabolic Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) have been linked with obesity and cardiometabolic diseases in the general population but are understudied in pregnancy. We examined associations of UPF intake with gestational weight gain (GWG), glycemic, and blood pressure outcomes in pregnancy.

Research design and methods

Pregnant women (n = 1,948) in a prospective U.S. cohort self-reported the past 3-month diet using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at 8-13 weeks of gestation. The intake quantity (g/day) of foods and beverages identified as UPFs was ranked into quartiles. Associations of UPFs were evaluated, after adjusting for confounders, with 2nd and 3rd trimester Institute of Medicine (IOM) GWG categories, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and hypertensive disorders of preg

SUBMITTER: Yisahak SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature