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ArticleChildhood obesity (Print)2026

Maternal Mediterranean Diet during Pregnancy and Adiposity from Early Childhood through Preadolescence.

Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, Emily Griffith, Rachel L Maguire, Halah Jadallah, Cathrine Hoyo

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Sarah Gonzalez-NahmDepartment of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1573-3253
Emily GriffithDepartment of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Rachel L MaguireDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Halah JadallahDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Cathrine HoyoDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES025128 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Kelly Sides · 2015 to 2026
$18.3M
Prenatal stress and diet, and the fetal epigenomeR01MD017696 · NIMHD · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Cathrine Hoyo · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Nutrition, Deregulation of Imprinted GenesR01ES016772 · NIEHS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HOYO, CATHRINE · 2009 to 2013
$3.1M
Novel imprint control regions (ICRs) responsive to environmental exposuresR01ES032462 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI HOYO, CATHRINE · 2021 to 2025
$3.0M
Follow-up and Maintenance of the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST) CohortR24ES028531 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI HOYO, CATHRINE, MURPHY, SUSAN KAY · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES025128NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016772NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES032462NIEHS NIH HHS R24 ES028531NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD017696
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Abstract

objectiveTo assess the longitudinal associations between maternal diet during pregnancy and child adiposity between ages 2 and 12 years.

methodsRepeated measures linear regression models with autoregressive covariance were used to assess the association between maternal diet and child body mass index (BMI) trajectories between ages 2 and 12 years. Logistic regression models were used to assess the associations between maternal diet and likelihood of child BMI greater than the 85th percentile, as well as the association between age at adiposity rebound and the likelihood of subsequent overweight/obesity. Additionally, multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between maternal diet and child age at adiposity rebound. Interactions with race/ethnicity were explored.

resultsThere was no association between maternal diet during pregnancy and child adiposity, but race-ethnic specific analyses revealed that compared to a high maternal adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet, a low adherence was associated with a higher BMI trajectory among White children (β = -0.67;

conclusionsMaternal diet during pregnancy may influence child BMI trajectories in race/ethnic-specific ways that likely stem from cultural and socioeconomic factors that should be considered when designing interventions.

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AdiposityDiet, MediterraneanMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaPediatric ObesityPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolDevelopmental Origins of Health and DiseaseFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePregnancychild adipositymaternal dietMediterranean dietobesity

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PMID41640109
PMCPMC12981518

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