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- Optimal nutrition during pregnancy is crucial for the health of both mothers and their children, and the study aimed to see how a mother’s diet affects her child's height and body fat.
- The nutritional intake of 808 pregnant women was evaluated using a specific index called 'My Nutrition Index' (MNI), and the relationship between this index and children's measurements was analyzed through linear regression models.
- Results indicated that higher MNI scores linked to greater height in children, with various effects based on gender; boys showed increased BMI and body fat while girls had lower body fat and skinfold measurements, suggesting prenatal diet impacts boys and girls differently.
Article Abstract
Optimal nutrition during pregnancy is vital for both maternal and child health. Our objective was to explore if prenatal diet is associated with children's height and body fat. Nutrient intake was assessed through a FFQ from 808 pregnant women and summarised to a nutrition index, 'My Nutrition Index' (MNI). The association with children's height and body fat (bioimpedance) was assessed with linear regression models. Secondary analysis was performed with BMI, trunk fat and skinfolds. Overall, higher MNI score was associated with greater height ( = 0·47; (95 % CI 0·00, 0·94), among both sexes. Among boys, higher MNI was associated with 0·15 higher BMI z-scores, 0·12 body fat z-scores, 0·11 trunk fat z-scores, and larger triceps, and triceps + subscapular skinfolds ( = 0·05 and = 0·06; on the log2 scale) (-value < 0·05). Among girls, the opposite associations were found with 0·12 lower trunk fat z-scores, and smaller subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds ( = -0·07 and = -0·10; on the log2 scale) (-value < 0·05). For skinfold measures, this would represent a ± 1·0 millimetres difference. Unexpectedly, a prenatal diet in line with recommended nutrient intake was associated with higher measures of body fat for boys and opposite to girls at a pre-pubertal stage of development.
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