Effects of timing of food intake on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain during pregnancy.

Effects of timing of food intake on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain during pregnancy. Br J Nutr. 2020 Jan 06;:1-23 Authors: Gontijo CA, Balieiro LCT, Teixeira GP, Fahmy WM, Crispim CA, Maia YCP Abstract Studies have suggested that meal timing plays a role in nutritional health, but this subject has not been sufficiently studied in pregnant women. We analysed the effect that timing of food intake has on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain in a prospective cohort study with 100 pregnant women. Data were collected once per trimester: 4th to 12th; 20th to 26th; 30th to 37th weeks. Food intake was evaluated using three 24-Hour Dietary Recalls, which was used to assess eating patterns and diet quality. Distribution of energy and macronutrient intake throughout the day was considered eating patterns. Diet quality was assessed using the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index-Revised. Weight gain was evaluated during each trimester. Women were classified as early or late timing of the first and last eating episodes if these values were below or above the median of the population, respectively (first eating episode=8:38h; last eating episode=20:20h). Generalised Estimating Equation models adjusted for confounders were used to determine the effects of timing of the first and last eating episodes (groups) and gestational trimesters (time) (independent variable) on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain (dependent variables...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research