Petry, Clive J. <br/><br/>
Nutrition for Gestational Diabetes 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2020 
 - 1 electronic resource (208 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common adverse medical conditions that occurs during pregnancy, and its prevalence is rising as part of a diabetes pandemic. Nutrition plays a key role in  GDM, whether (1) as part of an ‘unhealthy’ diet, which contributes to its cause, or (2) as part of changes in dietary intake, which act as the frontline treatment for GDM (sometimes supplemented with exercise and pharmacological intervention). Dietary changes, therefore, can alter the risk of developing GDM in the first place, and once GDM has emerged during pregnancy, dietary changes can mitigate the risk of developing GDM-related complications, such as macrosomia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia and jaundice in the neonate, pre eclampsia, increased need for caesarean section and placental abruption in the mother. In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight the role of nutrition in the aetiology of GDM, whether directly or indirectly through weight gain and obesity, and in its role as a GDM treatment to lower hyperglycemia and the risk of the aforementioned complications. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03943-299-8 9783039432981 9783039432998 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03943-299-8  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research & information: general<br/>Biology, life sciences<br/>Food & society
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>microbiome pregnancy obesity ketonuria Roseburia diet food frequency questionnaire glucose insulin secretion human milk breastfeeding gestational diabetes mellitus insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus preterm newborn gestational diabetes dietary patterns maternal nutrition dietary adaptations glycemic index postprandial glycemic response blood glucose prediction diabetes gestational weight gain macrosomia adiposity neonate exercise physical activity dietary carbohydrates diabetes-specific formula continuous glucose monitoring glycemic variability carbohydrate distribution mean amplitude of glucose breakfast diet platelet-activating factor tumor necrosis factor α methylglyoxal glycated albumin endocrine disruptors endocrine-disrupting chemicals bisphenol A BPA phthalates pregnancy outcomes eating speed cohort study prevention nutrition polyphenolic compounds bioactive compounds leptin resistance inflammation Mediterranean diet n/a