Advances in Nutrition during Pregnancy
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition in Women".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 15561
Special Issue Editors
2. Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
3. The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
Interests: maternal metabolism in women whose pregnancies are complicated by diabetes and obesity; short- and long-term effects on mothers and their children
Interests: transplacental passage of nutrients; obesity in pregnancy; gestational diabetes; vegan, vegetarian diet in pregnancy
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Dear Colleagues,
There is no doubt that the interest and importance of nutrition during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and in the preconception period have grown considerably in the last 30 years, due to the impact they have on the present and future health of both the mother and the child. We now know that if intrauterine nutritional demands are not met, the consequences will be not only lifelong but intergenerational. In addition to this, we have witnessed, from the postwar period to today, significant changes in eating habits, and if on one hand obesity has become a real pandemic, on the other, the number of people suffering from hunger in the world is continuously increasing. The idea that the supplementation of multi-micronutrient complexes during pregnancy can compensate for the quality of food is still widespread among pregnant women and obstetricians. Moreover, the number of subjects who, for various reasons, choose to follow alternative diets, more frequently vegetarian or vegan, is constantly increasing, even during pregnancy but often with do-it-yourself methods, which do not take into consideration the nutritional needs of the product of conception. In conclusion, we will talk about the news in the field of nutrition during pregnancy, from the recommendations regarding the necessary micronutrient supplements in relation to the type of diet and pregnancy. We will see how nutrition can improve the wellbeing of mother and baby but also what the optimal diet is to improve fertility and during breastfeeding.
We welcome the submission of all types of manuscripts, including original research articles and up-to-date reviews and meta-analyses.
Prof. Dr. Patrick M. Catalano
Prof. Dr. Anna Maria Marconi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- obesity
- vegetarian/vegan
- micronutrients
- twin pregnancy
- fertility
- gestational weight gain
- breastfeeding
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