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ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2026

Associations of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy with neonatal obesity among Han and Tibetan maternal-child pairs: results from a prospective birth cohort in Tibetan area.

Xiao Tang, Bin Zhang, Wenxiu Jian, Keting Zhou, Pinhua Wang, Jiangcuo Zhaxi, Xuejun Wang, Liehong Wang, Xiaozhong Wen, Lei Zhao and 1 more

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Xiao TangNutrition and Health Promotion Center, Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, No. 16 Kunlun Road, Xining, 810000, China.
Bin ZhangSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, 810007, China.
Wenxiu JianNutrition and Health Promotion Center, Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, No. 16 Kunlun Road, Xining, 810000, China.
Keting ZhouNutrition and Health Promotion Center, Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, No. 16 Kunlun Road, Xining, 810000, China.
Pinhua WangDepartment of Obstetrics, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, 810099, China.
Jiangcuo ZhaxiNangqian People's Hospital, Yushu, 815299, China.
Xuejun WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, 810099, China.
Liehong WangDepartment of Obstetrics, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining, 810099, China.
Xiaozhong WenDivision of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Lei ZhaoNutrition and Health Promotion Center, Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, No. 16 Kunlun Road, Xining, 810000, China. ophealthzhao@163.com.
Wen PengNutrition and Health Promotion Center, Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, No. 16 Kunlun Road, Xining, 810000, China. wen.peng2014@foxmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-676X

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Danone Nutrition Center DIC 2018-08Medical College of Qinghai University 2019-kyt-02National Science Foundation of China 81860579Natural Science Foundation in Qinghai 2019-ZJ-932Q
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backgroundNeonatal obesity has profound effects across the entire life. Although maternal diet and environmental exposures such as high altitude are potential influencing factors, the modulating effects of the unique high-altitude environment and distinct ethnic dietary patterns prevalent on the Tibetan Plateau remain unexplored. To investigate this association, we utilized Compositional Data Analysis (CoDA) to model dietary patterns.

aimThis study aims to investigate the associations between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and neonatal obesity, examining the potential modification effect by altitude and ethnicity. Furthermore, we apply the CoDA approach to quantify the impact of dietary redistribution on obesity risk. The findings are expected to inform targeted dietary interventions and public health strategies for high-risk populations.

methodA birth cohort study encompassed 1173 pregnant women from the Tibetan Plateau. Dietary intake frequency during pregnancy was assessed using the food frequency questionnaire. Principal component analysis was used to identify the dietary patterns. Linear and logistic regression was used to examine the associations between dietary patterns and neonatal obesity. CoDA was employed to assess the association between redistribution of diet servings during pregnancy and altered risk of high ponderal index (HPI).

resultsOf the total 1173 mother-neonate pairs, 40.3% were Tibetans, 22.7% resided in ultra-high altitude areas, and 4.9% of neonates had obesity. Four dietary patterns were identified. A higher protein-fruit pattern score was significantly associated with a lower risk of HPI (OR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.47-0.93). We also observed a modification effect by altitude (P

conclusionHigher adherence to protein-fruit dietary patterns during pregnancy was negatively associated with neonatal obesity in the Tibetans living in ultra-high altitude areas. Encouraging healthy diets during pregnancy, particularly through initiatives such as increasing fruit intake, may help to prevent neonatal obesity.

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DietMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaPediatric ObesityAdultAltitudeBirth CohortFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyProspective StudiesTibetCompositional data analysisHigh-altitudeMaternal dietNeonatal obesityTibetan

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