Reprint

Nutrition for Gestational Diabetes

Edited by
October 2020
208 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03943-298-1 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-03943-299-8 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Nutrition for Gestational Diabetes that was published in

Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common adverse medical conditions that occurs during pregnancy, and its prevalence is rising as part of a diabetes pandemic. Nutrition plays a key role in  GDM, whether (1) as part of an ‘unhealthy’ diet, which contributes to its cause, or (2) as part of changes in dietary intake, which act as the frontline treatment for GDM (sometimes supplemented with exercise and pharmacological intervention). Dietary changes, therefore, can alter the risk of developing GDM in the first place, and once GDM has emerged during pregnancy, dietary changes can mitigate the risk of developing GDM-related complications, such as macrosomia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia and jaundice in the neonate, pre eclampsia, increased need for caesarean section and placental abruption in the mother. In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight the role of nutrition in the aetiology of GDM, whether directly or indirectly through weight gain and obesity, and in its role as a GDM treatment to lower hyperglycemia and the risk of the aforementioned complications.
Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY licence
Keywords
microbiome; pregnancy; obesity; ketonuria; Roseburia; pregnancy; diet; food frequency questionnaire; glucose; insulin secretion; human milk; breastfeeding; gestational diabetes mellitus; insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; preterm newborn; gestational diabetes; dietary patterns; pregnancy; maternal nutrition; dietary adaptations; glycemic index; gestational diabetes mellitus; postprandial glycemic response; blood glucose prediction; diabetes; obesity; gestational weight gain; macrosomia; adiposity; neonate; diet; exercise; obesity; pregnancy; gestational diabetes; diet; physical activity; gestational weight gain; gestational diabetes mellitus; pregnancy; dietary carbohydrates; diabetes-specific formula; continuous glucose monitoring; glycemic variability; carbohydrate distribution; gestational diabetes mellitus; mean amplitude of glucose; breakfast diet; gestational diabetes; platelet-activating factor; tumor necrosis factor α; methylglyoxal; glycated albumin; gestational diabetes; diet; endocrine disruptors; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; pregnancy; bisphenol A; BPA; phthalates; pregnancy outcomes; eating speed; gestational diabetes; cohort study; prevention; nutrition; polyphenolic compounds; bioactive compounds; leptin resistance; obesity; inflammation; gestational diabetes mellitus; Mediterranean diet; n/a