The aim of this study is to determine the level of adherence to dietary guidelines among men
and women during preconception, and pregnant women, and factors associated with …

Micronutrient status during pregnancy influences maternal and fetal health, birth outcomes,
and the risk of chronic disease in offspring. Research reporting dietary intake during …

Women with maternal obesity, an unhealthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy and
excess gestational weight gain have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy and birth …

Research reporting diet during pregnancy in nationally representative samples is limited.
This review summarizes the dietary intakes of pregnant women in developed countries and …

BACKGROUND: Mothers are important role models for eating and are gatekeepers of food
in the home. An understanding of maternal dietary behaviors could assist in the promotion of …

Background: While maternal nutrition during pregnancy is known to play a critical role in the
health of both mother and offspring, the magnitude of this association has only recently been …

Objective To assess dietary intake of pregnant women against the Australian Dietary
Guidelines with respect to the Five Food Group recommendations and determine predictors …

Background: Ensuring adequate dietary intake during pregnancy has important implications
for optimising maternal and fetal health. It is not known whether diet quality is altered over …

Background: In preconception and pregnancy, women are encouraged to take folic acid-
based supplements over and above food intake. The upper tolerable limit of folic acid is …

This study investigates the relationship between diet quality and weight gain in young
women. Young women (n= 4,287, with 1,356 women identified as plausible subsample …