Tracking of Dietary Intake and Diet Quality from Late Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2019 Sep 6

PMID 31484415

Citations 12

Authors

Audree Lebrun

Anne-Sophie Plante

Claudia Savard

Camille Dugas

Benedicte Fontaine-Bisson

Simone Lemieux

Julie Robitaille

Anne-Sophie Morisset

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Abstract

The present study aimed to characterize dietary intake and diet quality from late pregnancy to six months postpartum. Participants ( = 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 ( = 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 ( < 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, = 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.

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