Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020
Increased Visceral Adipose Tissue Without Weight Retention at 59 Weeks Postpartum.
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- Healthy Eating Index Diet Quality in Randomized Weight Loss Trials: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Pooled it
- An eHealth Intervention in Pregnancy on Maternal Body Composition and Subsequent Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- Understanding Postpartum Mothers' Perspectives of Chrononutrition Approaches: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Pancreas Size and Fat Content Increase during Pregnancy and Correlate with Glycemic Control.American journal of perinatology · 2026Article
- Prenatal adipose tissue estimation using early second trimester anthropometry.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Updates on Methods for Body Composition Analysis: Implications for Clinical Practice.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Impact of Maternal Body Composition, Hydration, and Metabolic Health on Breastfeeding Success: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
- Prospective associations between breast feeding, metabolic health, inflammation and bone density in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2024Article
- Measurement of body composition in postpartum South African women living with and without HIV infection.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Gestational weight change in a diverse pregnancy cohort and mortality over 50 years: a prospective observational cohort study.Lancet (London, England) · 2023Observational
- Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding, socioeconomic status, and long-term postpartum weight retention.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Prenatal phthalates, gestational weight gain, and long-term weight changes among Mexican women.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Changes in Visceral and Ectopic Adipose Tissue Stores Across Pregnancy and Their Relationship to Gestational Weight Gain.The Journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Anthropometric models to estimate fat mass at 3 days, 15 and 54 weeks.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
- The Association of Lactation Duration with Visceral and Pericardial Fat Volumes in Parous Women: The CARDIA Study.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Article
- Childhood Racism and Cardiometabolic Risk in Latina Mothers Across the First Postpartum Year.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to determine whether controlling maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) influences adipose tissue distribution at 1 year postpartum.
methodsWomen with overweight or obesity (n = 210, BMI ≥ 25 or ≥ 30) were randomized to a lifestyle intervention (LI) designed to control GWG or to usual obstetrical care (UC). Measures included anthropometry, whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for visceral (VAT), intermuscular, and subcutaneous adipose tissue, and cardiometabolic risk factors in pregnancy (15 and 35 weeks) and after delivery (15 and 59 weeks).
resultsBaseline (15 weeks) characteristics were similar (mean [SD]: age, 33.8 [4.3] years; weight, 81.9 [13.7] kg; BMI, 30.4 [4.5]; gestational age at randomization, 14.9 [0.8] weeks). LI had less GWG (1.79 kg; P = 0.003) and subcutaneous adipose tissue gain at 35 weeks gestation (P < 0.01). UC postpartum weight (2.92 kg) was higher at 15 weeks but not different from baseline or LI at 59 weeks postpartum. Postpartum VAT increased from baseline in LI by 0.23 kg at 15 weeks and 0.55 kg at 59 weeks; in UC, it increased by 0.34 kg at 15 and 59 weeks. Intermuscular adipose tissue remained elevated in LI (0.22 kg) at 59 weeks. VAT was associated with several cardiometabolic risk factors at 59 weeks.
conclusionsDespite no weight retention at 59 weeks postpartum, women had increased VAT by ~30%. Postpartum modifiable behaviors are warranted to lower the risk of VAT retention.
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