ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2022
Associations Among Food Security, Diet Quality, and Dietary Intake During Pregnancy in a Predominantly African American Group of Women from North Carolina.
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- Maternal macronutrient and energy intake during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Nutrition Literacy Among Latina/x People During Pregnancy Is Associated With Socioeconomic Position.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Trial
- Associations Between Household Food Insecurity and Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs, and Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Diet Quality Among Pregnant Women in NHANES, 2001-2018.American journal of public health · 2026Article
- How Is U.S. Food-Insecurity Related to Dietary Quality? A Scoping Review to Inform Nutrition Security Across the Lifespan.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association among nutrition knowledge, food frequency, and food insecurity during pregnancy.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Food insecurity during pregnancy and associated perinatal outcomes: a scoping review.Epidemiologic reviews · 2025Article
- Food security during pregnancy: A qualitative content analysis study in Iran.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity Is Associated with Diet Quality in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Associations among eating behaviors, food security status, and dietary intake during pregnancy.Appetite · 2023Article
- Association of Living in a Food Desert and Poor Periconceptional Diet Quality in a Cohort of Nulliparous Pregnant Individuals.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Effects of Nutritional and Social Factors on Favorable Fetal Growth Conditions Using Structural Equation Modeling.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Influence of Food Security Status and Diet Quality on Maternal Gestational Weight Gain.Journal of midwifery & women's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLow food security during pregnancy can negatively affect women's physical and mental health. Although many women make a greater effort to eat a healthy diet during pregnancy, the influence of low food security during pregnancy on maternal diet is not well understood.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the association between adult food security and maternal diet during pregnancy in a sample from North Carolina.
designThis was a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of food security (marginal, low, and very low vs high) and maternal diet during pregnancy. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingThis study included 468 predominantly Black/African American women during pregnancy from the Nurture cohort, enrolled through prenatal clinics in central North Carolina between 2013 and 2016.
main outcome measureDiet quality was assessed using the Alternate Healthy Eating Index-Pregnancy and the Mediterranean Diet Score. Dietary intake from seven food groups included in the Alternate Healthy Eating Index-Pregnancy and/or Mediterranean Diet Score was assessed as well. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED: Multiple linear regression models were used to examine the association between food security and diet quality and dietary intake during pregnancy, adjusting for race/ethnicity; participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; education; prepregnancy body mass index; age; parity; and mean daily energy intake.
resultsIn this study, there was no association between maternal food security status and diet quality during pregnancy. However, researchers observed an association between low and marginal food security and greater intake of red and processed meats (marginal: β = 2.20 [P = 0.03]; low: β = 2.28 [P = 0.04]), as well as an association between very low food security and decreased vegetable consumption (β = -.43; P = 0.03).
conclusionsVery low food security was associated with reduced vegetable intake. In addition, low and marginal food security were associated with greater red and processed meat intake. Future research should focus on nationally representative populations and include longitudinal assessments to allow for the study of the influence of food security on health during pregnancy.
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