ArticleNutrients2018
Dietary Intake and Beliefs of Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes in Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and bibliometric study.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Pooled it
- Women's perspectives on gestational diabetes mellitus screening services during antenatal care in Tanzania.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Risk factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus in Ghana: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Nutritional status and household food security of pregnant women: insights from the Nutritional Status of Expectant Mothers and their Newborn Infants (NuEMI) study in South Africa.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Diet intake and adherence to recommendations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Beyond one size fits all: Probing patient choices in gestational diabetes management, from screening to postpartum.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2025Review
- Eating Amidst Concerns: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Disordered Eating in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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- Using the COM-B model and Behaviour Change Wheel to develop a theory and evidence-based intervention for women with gestational diabetes (IINDIAGO).BMC public health · 2023Article
- Increased sugar-sweetened beverage use tendency in pregnancy positively associates with peripartum Edinburgh postpartum depression scores.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- A Priori and a Posteriori Dietary Patterns among Pregnant Women in Johannesburg, South Africa: The NuPED Study.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Changes in women's dietary diversity before and during pregnancy in Southern Benin.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
This study investigated the dietary intake of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their beliefs relating to the consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) and sugary foods and drinks. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 239 pregnant women with GDM in Cape Town. Dietary intake was assessed using a quantified Food Frequency Questionnaire and beliefs relating to food choices were assessed using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The mean energy intake was 7268 KJ, carbohydrate was 220 (±104.5) g, protein 60.3 (±27.5) g and fat 67.7 (±44.2) g. The macronutrient distribution was 55% carbohydrates, 14.5% protein and 30.5% fat of total energy. The majority of the sample had inadequate intakes of vitamin D (87.4%), folate (96.5%) and iron (91.3%). The median (IQR) amount of added table sugar and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) was 4.0 (0.00⁻12.5) g and 17.9 (0.0⁻132.8) mL per day, respectively. Only 31.4% met the recommendation (400 g per day) for F&V. Beliefs that it was not easy to exclude sugary foods/drinks and that knowing how to control cravings for sugary foods/drinks are areas to target messages on the sugar content of SSBs. In conclusion, the dietary intake of these women was not optimal and fell short of several nutritional guidelines for pregnant women with hyperglycaemia. The strongly held beliefs regarding sugary foods/drinks may contribute to poor adherence to nutritional guidelines among pregnant women with GDM in South Africa.
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