Author, as appears in the article.: Aparicio E; Jardí C; Bedmar C; Pallejà M; Basora J; Arija V
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Aparicio Llopis, Estefania / Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Basora Gallisa, Josep / Bedmar Carretero, Cristina / Jardí Piñana, Cristina
Keywords: adequacy energy and nutrient intake lactation post-partum Adequacy Consumption Dietary Energy Energy and nutrient intake Food Health Lactation Life-style Outcomes Post-partum Preconception Pregnancy Vitamin-d status Women
Abstract: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Pregnancy and post-partum are critical periods in which nutritional intake is essential to maternal and child health. Our aim was to describe dietary intake during pregnancy and post-partum and assess its adequacy. A longitudinal study was conducted on 793 pregnant women. Data about maternal characteristics, health, diet and lifestyle were assessed. Energy and nutritional intake were compared to the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). The results showed that the intake of energy (82.6%), protein (80.6%) and carbohydrate (99.5%) was adequate (above 80% of RDA) during pregnancy, as were vitamins C, B2 and B12; but vitamin D, iron and folate intake were a long way from RDA (below 35%). Similar results were observed for the post-partum period although fiber, and vitamins E and C decreased compared to intake during pregnancy. In conclusion, although nutritional requirements increase during gestation, pregnant women did not increase their energy and nutritional intake during pregnancy and postpartum and they had a high risk of deficient intake of vitamin D, iron and folates during pregnancy, and therefore, of developing an unfavorable nutritional status, contrary to health recommendations. These findings underscore the necessity of intensive nutrition programs during and after pregnancy.
Thematic Areas: Biotecnología Ciência de alimentos Ciências agrárias i Ciências biológicas i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas iii Economia Educação física Enfermagem Engenharias ii Engenharias iv Farmacia Food science Interdisciplinar Medicina i Medicina ii Medicina iii Medicina veterinaria Nutrição Nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and dietetics Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Psicología Química Saúde coletiva Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: josep.basora@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat cristina.jardi@urv.cat cristina.bedmar@urv.cat estefania.aparicio@urv.cat
ISSN: 20726643
Author identifier: 0000-0002-1758-0975 0000-0002-7946-1488 0000-0003-0542-0015
Record's date: 2023-02-22
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1325
Papper original source: Nutrients. 12 (5):
APA: Aparicio E; Jardí C; Bedmar C; Pallejà M; Basora J; Arija V (2020). Nutrient intake during pregnancy and post-partum: ECLIPSES study. Nutrients, 12(5), -. DOI: 10.3390/nu12051325
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.3390/nu12051325
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications