Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2018
The characterisation of overweight and obese women who are under reporting energy intake during pregnancy.
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- Uncontrolled Eating during Pregnancy Predicts Fetal Growth: The Healthy Mom Zone Trial.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Respiratory Quotient During Pregnancy and the Influence of Macronutrient Intake, Energy Balance and Maternal Fat Mass: An Exploratory Study.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2026Article
- Resting Metabolic Rate Rises in Pregnancy, but Energy Intake and Active Expenditure Remain Stable: A Pilot Study.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2026Article
- Association of a high-protein and low-glycemic-index diet during pregnancy with offspring growth and obesity until the age of 18 years - a target trial emulation.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Observational
- The Relationship Between Potential Listeria monocytogenes Exposure and Diet Quality and Dietary Intake During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Australian Women.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Maternal diet quality trajectories from pregnancy to 3.5 years postpartum and associated maternal factors.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Pilot Lifestyle Intervention Effect on Lifestyle Behaviors, Psychosocial Factors, and Affect.Journal of pediatrics, perinatology and child health · 2023Article
- Underreporting of Energy Intake Increases over Pregnancy: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Women with Overweight and Obesity.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Maternal dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy in relation with anthropometric measurements of newborns at birth: a cohort study in Tehran city.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Associations of the pre-pregnancy weight status with anaemia and the erythropoiesis-related micronutrient status.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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- Dietary Protein Intake during Pregnancy Is Not Associated with Offspring Insulin Sensitivity during the First Two Years of Life.Nutrients · 2020Article
- System Identification Approaches For Energy Intake Estimation: Enhancing Interventions For Managing Gestational Weight Gain.IEEE transactions on control systems technology : a publication of the IEEE Control Systems Society · 2020Article
- Tracking of Dietary Intake and Diet Quality from Late Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Low prenatal resting energy expenditure and high energy intake predict high gestational weight gain in pregnant women with overweight/obesity.Obesity research & clinical practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMisreporting of energy intake is common and can contribute to biased estimates of the relationship between diet and disease. Energy intake misreporting is poorly understood in pregnancy and there is limited research assessing characteristics of women who misreport energy intake or changes in misreporting of energy intake across pregnancy.
methodsAn observational study in n = 945 overweight or obese pregnant women receiving standard antenatal care who participated in the LIMIT randomised trial. Diet, physical activity, psychological factors, body image satisfaction and dieting behaviour were assessed at trial entry (10-20 weeks gestation) and 36 weeks gestation. Energy misreporting status was assessed through the ratio of daily energy intake over basal metabolic rate. Logistic regression analyses were conducted with the dependent variable of under reporting of energy intake at study entry or 36 weeks in separate analysis.
resultsAt study entry and 36 weeks, women were classified as under reporters (38 vs 49.4%), adequate reporters (59.7 vs 49.8%) or over reporters of energy intake (2.3 vs 0.8%) respectively. The prevalence of under reporting energy intake at 36 weeks was higher than at study entry (early pregnancy). Body mass index (BMI) at study entry and 36 weeks and socioeconomic status, dieting behaviour and risk of depression at 36 weeks were independent predictors of under reporting of energy intake.
conclusionsUnder reporting of energy intake was present in over a third of overweight and obese pregnant women and was higher in late compared to early pregnancy. Characteristics such as BMI, socioeconomic status, past dieting behaviour and risk of depression may aid in identifying women who either require support in accurate recording of food intake or attention for improving diet quality. Results were unable to distinguish whether under reporting reflects misreporting or a true restriction of dietary intake.
trial registrationAustralian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12607000161426 , registered 9/3/2007.
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