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- Title
Eating Patterns, Chronotypes, and Their Relationship with Metabolic Health in the Early Postpartum Period in Women after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
- Authors
Lesniara-Stachon, Anna; Treviño Montemayor, Mariana; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Andrey, Magali; Quansah, Dan Yedu; Puder, Jardena J.
- Abstract
Observational studies have shown a relationship between eating patterns and chronotypes with metabolic health in the general population and in healthy pregnancies. Data are lacking in the postpartum period, which is characterized by an externally driven misalignment of sleep and food intake. We investigated the associations between eating patterns, chronotypes, and metabolic health in the early postpartum period in women who had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We prospectively included 313 women who completed their 6–8 weeks postpartum visit between January 2021 and March 2023 at the Lausanne University Hospital. Women filled questionnaires on the timing of food intake, sleep (a shortened Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire), and the chronotype (the Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire) and underwent HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose measurements. After adjustments for weight, sleep quality, or breastfeeding, the later timing of the first and last food intake were associated with higher fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c levels 6–8 weeks postpartum (all p ≤ 0.046). A higher number of breakfasts per week and longer eating durations were associated with lower fasting plasma glucose levels (all p ≤ 0.028). The chronotype was not associated with metabolic health outcomes. Eating patterns, but not the chronotype, were associated with worsened metabolic health in the early postpartum period in women with previous GDM.
- Subjects
SWITZERLAND; BLOOD sugar analysis; FOOD consumption; CHRONOTYPE; HEALTH status indicators; ACADEMIC medical centers; GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin; RESEARCH funding; PUERPERIUM; GESTATIONAL diabetes; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL appointments; WOMEN'S health; FASTING; TIME; BREAKFASTS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1588
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16111588