ReviewNutrients2021
Meal Timing and Glycemic Control during Pregnancy-Is There a Link?
Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Influence of Snacking on Glycaemia in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Chronobiological Factors Influencing Glycemic Control and Birth Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Lifestyle Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Body Composition in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Real-World Observational Study From Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Observational
- Night eating syndrome in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a comparative cross-sectional study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Chrononutrition in Gestational Diabetes: Toward Precision Timing in Maternal Care.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Associations Between Carbohydrate Intake Behaviours and Glycaemia in Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Observational Study.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Nighttime eating during pregnancy and infant adiposity at 6 months of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The role of technology in the care of diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: an expert review.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Three categories of similarities between the placenta and cancer that can aid cancer treatment: Cells, the microenvironment, and metabolites.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Hyperglycemia during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) constitute an important public health problem due to their prevalence and long-term health consequences both for the mother and offspring. Results from studies in rodents and some clinical investigations suggest that meal time manipulation may be a potential lifestyle approach against conditions involving perturbations in glucose homeostasis (e.g., hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes, etc.). The purpose of this review is to summarize and critically evaluate the current literature on the role of meal timing and daily nutrient distribution on glycemic control during pregnancy. Only a small number of mostly observational studies have assessed the role of meal timing in glucose homeostasis during pregnancy. Food consumption earlier in the day and short-term fasting with adequate nutrient intake may improve glycemic control during the second and third trimester of gestation. Considering that the field of chrononutrition is still in its infancy and many questions remain unanswered, future prospective and carefully designed studies are needed to better understand the role of meal timing in metabolic homeostasis and maternal and fetal health outcomes during pregnancy.
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