A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
The impact of dietary counselling during pregnancy on vitamin intake and status of women and their children
Authors: Sanna Vähämiko, Erika Isolauri, Tuija Poussa, Kirsi Laitinen
Publisher: INFORMA HEALTHCARE
Publication year: 2013
Journal: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION
Journal acronym: INT J FOOD SCI NUTR
Number in series: 5
Volume: 64
Issue: 5
First page : 551
Last page: 560
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0963-7486
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2013.766153(external)
Abstract
We aimed here to assess the impact of dietary counselling during pregnancy on dietary intake of vitamins and the vitamin status of women and their children. At the first trimester of pregnancy, 89 women from allergic families were randomized to a control group (n = 45) or to receive individual dietary counselling (n = 44). Women's vitamin intakes and serum concentrations were analyzed during and after pregnancy. Further, vitamin concentrations were measured from breast milk and infant serum at one month of age. The study is registered as clinical study (NCT00167000; section 3, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov). Dietary counselling resulted in a higher intake of beta-carotene and vitamin E compared to controls. Further, in women lower serum beta-carotene and higher colostrum vitamin A concentrations were found in the intervention group compared to controls. Dietary counselling during pregnancy improves women's vitamin intakes but does not provide unambiguous effects on vitamin status of women or children.
We aimed here to assess the impact of dietary counselling during pregnancy on dietary intake of vitamins and the vitamin status of women and their children. At the first trimester of pregnancy, 89 women from allergic families were randomized to a control group (n = 45) or to receive individual dietary counselling (n = 44). Women's vitamin intakes and serum concentrations were analyzed during and after pregnancy. Further, vitamin concentrations were measured from breast milk and infant serum at one month of age. The study is registered as clinical study (NCT00167000; section 3, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov). Dietary counselling resulted in a higher intake of beta-carotene and vitamin E compared to controls. Further, in women lower serum beta-carotene and higher colostrum vitamin A concentrations were found in the intervention group compared to controls. Dietary counselling during pregnancy improves women's vitamin intakes but does not provide unambiguous effects on vitamin status of women or children.
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