Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption habits from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy among Norwegian women

A healthy diet is important for pregnancy outcome and the current and future health of woman and child. The aims of the study were to explore the changes from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy in consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV), and to describe associations with maternal educational level,...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2017-04, Vol.17 (1), p.107-107, Article 107
Main Authors: Skreden, Marianne, Bere, Elling, Sagedal, Linda R, Vistad, Ingvild, Øverby, Nina C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diet
Diet - methods
Education
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fruit
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Fruits
Habits
Health care
Humans
Incidence
Intervention
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Norway - epidemiology
Nutrition research
Nutrition Surveys
Patient Education as Topic
Preconception
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control
Pregnancy Outcome
Public health
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Single-Blind Method
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vegetables
Women's Health
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:A healthy diet is important for pregnancy outcome and the current and future health of woman and child. The aims of the study were to explore the changes from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy in consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV), and to describe associations with maternal educational level, body mass index (BMI) and age. Healthy nulliparous women were included in the Norwegian Fit for Delivery (NFFD) trial from September 2009 to February 2013, recruited from eight antenatal clinics in southern Norway. At inclusion, in median gestational week 15 (range 9-20), 575 participants answered a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) where they reported consumption of FV, both current intake and recollection of pre-pregnancy intake. Data were analysed using a linear mixed model. The percentage of women consuming FV daily or more frequently in the following categories increased from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy: vegetables on sandwiches (13 vs. 17%, p 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-017-1291-y