ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2012
A pilot study on dietary approaches in multiethnicity: two methods compared.
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- Different types of dietary advice for women with gestational diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The effects of various diets on glycemic outcomes during pregnancy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Medical nutrition therapy in physiological pregnancy and in pregnancy complicated by obesity and/or diabetes: SID-AMD recommendations.Acta diabetologica · 2026Article
- Maternal care interventions for pregnant women with diabetes: A systematic review of antenatal education, diet, physical activity, and weight management.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
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- Increased Protein with Decreased Carbohydrate Intake Reduces Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The iPRO Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Ethnic-specific associations between dietary consumption and gestational diabetes mellitus incidence: A meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes in a Multiethnic Population of North Italy.International journal of endocrinology · 2021Article
- Adherence to a follow-up program after gestational diabetes.Acta diabetologica · 2020Observational
- Nutrition therapy within and beyond gestational diabetes.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2018Review
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Abstract
Background. Medical nutritional therapy is the most important method for normalizing glucose levels in pregnancy. In this setting, there is a new problem to consider relating to migrants, their personal food preferences, and ethnic, cultural, and religious aspects of their diet. We compared maternal and fetal outcomes between two multiethnic groups of pregnant women, one adopting a food plan that included dishes typical of the foreign women's original countries (the "ethnic meal plan" group), while the other group adopted a standard meal plan. Findings. To develop the meal plan, each dish chosen by the women was broken down into its principal ingredients. The quantity of each food was given in tablespoons, teaspoons, slices, and cups, and there were photographs of the complete dish. The group treated with the ethnic meal plan achieved a better metabolic control at the end of the pregnancy and a lower weight gain (though the difference was not statistically significant). As for fetal outcome, the group on the ethnic meal plan had babies with a lower birth weight and there were no cases of macrosomia or LGA babies. Conclusions. This preliminary study indicates the positive effect of an ethnic approach to diet on the outcome of pregnancy.
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