Maternal diet and weight at 3 months postpartum following a pregnancy intervention with a low glycaemic index diet: results from the ROLO randomised control trial

Pregnancy increases the risk of being overweight at a later time period, particularly when there is excessive gestational weight gain. There remains a paucity of data into the effect of low glycaemic index (GI) pregnancy interventions postpartum. To examine the impact of a low glycaemic index diet d...

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Published in:Nutrients 2014-07, Vol.6 (7), p.2946-2955
Main Authors: Horan, Mary K, McGowan, Ciara A, Gibney, Eileen R, Donnelly, Jean M, McAuliffe, Fionnuala M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Carbohydrates
Communication
Diabetes
Diet
Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted
Energy Intake
Exercise
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food
Glucose
Glycemic Index
Health Behavior
Humans
Hyperglycemia
Intervention
Life Style
Lifestyles
low glycaemic index
maternal diet
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Meals
Motor Activity
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Overweight
Overweight - prevention & control
post-intervention
postpartum
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Questionnaires
ROLO study
Surveys and Questionnaires
weight
Weight Gain
Weight Loss
Womens health
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Summary:Pregnancy increases the risk of being overweight at a later time period, particularly when there is excessive gestational weight gain. There remains a paucity of data into the effect of low glycaemic index (GI) pregnancy interventions postpartum. To examine the impact of a low glycaemic index diet during pregnancy on maternal diet 3 months postpartum. This analysis examined the diet, weight and lifestyle of 460 participants of the ROLO study 3 months postpartum. Questionnaires on weight, physical activity, breastfeeding, supplement use, food label reading and dietary habits were completed. The intervention group had significantly greater weight loss from pre-pregnancy to 3 months postpartum than the control group (1.3 vs. 0.1 kg, p = 0.022). The intervention group reported greater numbers following a low glycaemic index diet (p < 0.001) and reading food labels (p = 0.032) and had a lower glycaemic load (GL) (128 vs. 145, p = 0.014) but not GI (55 vs. 55, p = 0.809) than controls. Low GI dietary interventions in pregnancy result in improved health-behaviours and continued reported compliance at 3 months postpartum possibly through lower dietary GL as a result of portion control. Greater levels of weight loss from pre-pregnancy to 3 months postpartum in the intervention group may have important positive implications for overweight and obesity.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu6072946