Dietary Blueberry and Soluble Fiber Supplementation Reduces Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Women with Obesity in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Arpita Basu,
Feng Du,
Petar Planinić,
Jeffrey L. Ebersole,
Timothy J. Lyons,
James M. Alexander
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa435
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , pregnancy , gestation , randomized controlled trial , anthropometry , diabetes mellitus , obesity , gestational age , obstetrics , physiology , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health concern and maternal obesity and poor dietary intakes could be implicated. Dietary polyphenols and fiber mitigate the risk of diabetes and its complications, but little is known about their efficacy in preventing GDM.
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