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The Role of Energy, Nutrients, Foods, and Dietary Patterns in the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Overview of attention for article published in Diabetes Care, December 2015
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Title
The Role of Energy, Nutrients, Foods, and Dietary Patterns in the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
Published in
Diabetes Care, December 2015
DOI 10.2337/dc15-0540
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Danielle A.J.M. Schoenaker, Gita D. Mishra, Leonie K. Callaway, Sabita S. Soedamah-Muthu

Abstract

Diet may influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but inconsistent findings have been reported. The purpose of this study was to synthesize evidence from observational studies on the associations between dietary factors and GDM. Medline and Embase were searched for articles published until January 2015. We included observational studies of reproductive-aged women that reported on associations of maternal dietary intake before or during pregnancy, including energy, nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns, with GDM. All relevant results were extracted from each article. The number of comparable studies that adjusted for confounders was insufficient to perform a meta-analysis. The systematic review included 34 articles comprising 21 individual studies (10 prospective cohort, 6 cross-sectional, and 5 case-control). A limited number of prospective cohort studies adjusting for confounders indicated associations with a higher risk of GDM for replacing 1-5% of energy from carbohydrates with fat and for high consumption of cholesterol (≥300 mg/day), heme iron (≥1.1 mg/day), red and processed meat (increment of 1 serving/day), and eggs (≥7 per week). A dietary pattern rich in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and fish and low in red and processed meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy was found to be beneficial. The current evidence is based on a limited number of studies that are heterogeneous in design, exposure, and outcome measures. The findings support current dietary guidelines to limit consumption of foods containing saturated fat and cholesterol, such as processed meat and eggs, as part of an overall balanced diet. Further large prospective studies are warranted.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 2 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 278 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 44 16%
Student > Bachelor 42 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 34 12%
Researcher 22 8%
Other 18 6%
Other 31 11%
Unknown 90 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 65 23%
Nursing and Health Professions 52 19%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 4%
Social Sciences 8 3%
Other 26 9%
Unknown 104 37%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 September 2021.
All research outputs
#2,431,533
of 25,732,188 outputs
Outputs from Diabetes Care
#3,019
of 10,666 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#38,760
of 398,104 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Diabetes Care
#59
of 120 outputs
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