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The impact a Mediterranean Diet in the third trimester of pregnancy has on neonatal body fat percentage

Maternal diet during pregnancy has long been recognised as an important determinant of neonatal outcomes and child development. Infant body composition is a potentially modifiable risk factor for predicting future health and metabolic disease.

Citation:
Ashwin D, Gibson L, Hagemann E, D'Vaz N, Bear N, Silva D. The impact a Mediterranean Diet in the third trimester of pregnancy has on neonatal body fat percentage. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022; 13(4): 500-507.

Keywords:
Mediterranean Diet; air displacement plethysmography (PEA POD); body composition; body fat percentage; maternal diet

Abstract:
Maternal diet during pregnancy has long been recognised as an important determinant of neonatal outcomes and child development. Infant body composition is a potentially modifiable risk factor for predicting future health and metabolic disease.