- Title
- The association between the macronutient content of maternal diet and the adequacy of micronutrients during pregnancy in the Women and Their Children's Health (WATCH) Study
- Creator
- Blumfield, Michelle; Hure, Alexis; MacDonald-Wicks, Lesley; Smith, Roger; Simpson, Stephen; Raubenheimer, David; Collins, Clare
- Relation
- Nutrients Vol. 4, Issue 12, p. 1958-1976
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4121958
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Nutrition during pregnancy can induce alterations in offspring phenotype. Maternal ratio of protein to non-protein (P:NP) energy has been linked to variations in offspring body composition and adult risk of metabolic disease. This study describes the dietary patterns of pregnant women by tertiles of the P:NP ratio and compares diet to Australian recommendations. Data are from 179 Australian women enrolled in the Women and Their Children’s Health Study. Diet was assessed using a validated 74-item food frequency questionnaire. Food group servings and nutrient intakes were compared to the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Australian Nutrient Reference Values. Higher maternal P:NP tertile was positively associated with calcium (P = 0.003), zinc (P = 0.001) and servings of dairy (P = 0.001) and meat (P = 0.001) food groups, and inversely associated with the energy dense, nutrient poor non-core (P = 0.003) food group. Micronutrient intakes were optimized with intermediate protein (18%E–20%E), intermediate fat (28%E–30%E) and intermediate carbohydrate (50%E–54%E) intakes, as indicated in tertile two. Results suggest a moderate protein intake may support pregnant women to consume the largest variety of nutrients across all food groups.
- Subject
- maternal; pregnancy; dietary intake; nutrition; nutrient requirements; protein
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/939785
- Identifier
- uon:12880
- Identifier
- ISSN:2072-6643
- Language
- eng
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