Open AccessMaternal dietary fat intake during pregnancy and newborn body composition
Author(s) -
Natalie A. Damen,
Melanie B. Gillingham,
Joyanna Hansen,
Kent L. Thornburg,
Jonathan Q. Purnell,
Nicole Marshall
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/s41372-021-00922-0
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obesity , confounding , fetus , adipose tissue , birth weight , gestational age , physiology , obstetrics , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Increased infant birth weight and adiposity are associated with an altered risk of adult chronic diseases. The objective was to investigate the association between maternal dietary fat intake during pregnancy and newborn adiposity.