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- Title
Tracking of Dietary Intake and Diet Quality from Late Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period.
- Authors
Lebrun, Audrée; Plante, Anne-Sophie; Savard, Claudia; Dugas, Camille; Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte; Lemieux, Simone; Robitaille, Julie; Morisset, Anne-Sophie
- Abstract
The present study aimed to characterize dietary intake and diet quality from late pregnancy to six months postpartum. Participants (n = 28) completed 2–3 Web-based 24 h recalls at three distinct periods: (1) during the third trimester of pregnancy; (2) three months and (3) six months after delivery. Energy, macro-and micronutrient intakes (from foods and supplements), as well as the Canadian healthy eating index (C-HEI) were derived from the dietary recalls. No significant variation in energy and macronutrient intakes was observed between time points. The proportion of women taking at least one supplement decreased over time (p = 0.003). The total intake of several micronutrients (vitamins A, C, D, group B vitamins, iron, magnesium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, and copper) decreased significantly over time (p < 0.05 for all micronutrients). The total C-HEI score and its components did not change, except for the total vegetables and fruit subscore, which decreased over time (8.2 ± 2.0 in the 3rd trimester, 7.1 ± 2.2 at three months postpartum, 6.9 ± 2.4 at 6 months postpartum, p = 0.04). In conclusion, we observed a general stability in diet quality, energy, and macronutrient intakes from the third trimester of pregnancy to six months postpartum. However, several micronutrient intakes decreased over time, mostly due to changes in supplement use.
- Subjects
CALCIUM; COPPER; DIET; DIETARY supplements; FRUIT; INGESTION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NUTRITION policy; NUTRITIONAL requirements; PHOSPHORUS; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; MICRONUTRIENTS; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN D; ZINC; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Nutrients, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 9, p2080
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu11092080