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A Comparative Study of Eating Habit and Food Intake of Korean Women with Gestational Diabetes According to Early Postpartum Glucose Level
Author(s) -
Park Sunmin,
Park You Jeong,
Kim Sung Hoon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.991.7
Subject(s) - prediabetes , medicine , gestational diabetes , pregnancy , calorie , food group , diabetes mellitus , triglyceride , postpartum period , type 2 diabetes , physiology , endocrinology , obstetrics , cholesterol , gestation , environmental health , biology , genetics
Women with gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) are at high risk for Type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM) and cardiovascular disease(CVD). However, little is known about dietary patterns of GDM women after delivery. We compared the eating habits and food intakes of Korean GDM women in the early postpartum period according to postpartum glucose tolerance. After performed a 75g oral glucose tolerance test in 184 women with GDM at 6–12 weeks after delivery, they were divided into three groups; normal glucose tolerance(NGT, n=100), prediabetes(n=73), and DM(n=11) according to ADA criteria. Eating habits and usual food intakes after delivery were investigated by survey questionnaires and 24‐h recalls with a trained dietitian. Biochemical parameters were measured at pre‐ and post‐delivery. Serum triglyceride concentration and blood pressure were higher in the DM group than the NGT group. Eating habits were not significantly different among the three groups. Animal fat consumption was higher in the prediabetes and DM groups than in the NGT group, and dietary cholesterol in the prediabetes group was higher than in the NGT group. The intake ratio of fat calories to total calories was also significantly higher in the prediabetes group. In conclusion, it may be important to educate women with GDM about the risks of excessive animal fat and cholesterol intakes during pregnancy and the postpartum period in order to prevent Type 2 DM and CVD.