Maternal Protein Intake during Pregnancy Is Not Associated with Offspring Birth Weight in a Multiethnic Asian Population [Nutritional Epidemiology]

Conclusions: Maternal macronutrient intake during pregnancy was not associated with infant birth weight. Lower maternal protein intake was significantly associated with longer birth length and lower ponderal index in male but not female offspring. However, this finding warrants further confirmation in independent studies. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01174875.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - June 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Chong, M. F.-F., Chia, A.-R., Colega, M., Tint, M.-T., Aris, I. M., Chong, Y.-S., Gluckman, P., Godfrey, K. M., Kwek, K., Saw, S.-M., Yap, F., van Dam, R. M., Lee, Y. S., on behalf of the GUSTO study group Tags: Nutritional Epidemiology Source Type: research