Dietary energy density but not glycemic load is associated with gestational weight gain1-3 (original) (raw)

Background: Most pregnant women gain more weight than the ranges recommended. Excessive weight gain is linked to pregnancy complicationsandtolong-termmaternalandchildhealthoutcomes. Objective: The objective was to examine the impact of dietary glycemic load and energy density on total gestational weight gain and the weight gain ratio (observed weight gain/expected weight gain). Design:Dataarefrom1231womenwithsingletonpregnancieswho participatedinthePregnancy,Infection,andNutritionCohortStudy. Dietaryinformationwascollectedat26-29wkofgestationwiththe use of a semiquantified food-frequency questionnaire. Linear re-