Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study

Public Health Nutrition

Polly E Atatoan Carr¹  Vivienne Ivory¹  Carlos A Camargo¹  Clare R Wall¹  Dinusha K Bandara¹  Hazel M Inskip¹  Cameron C Grant¹  Susan MB Morton¹  Johanna M Schmidt¹ 

关键词: Diet;    Ethnic groups;    New Zealand;    Nutrition policy;    Pregnancy;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980014000482

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo determine adherence to nutritional guidelines by pregnant women in New Zealand and maternal characteristics associated with adherence.DesignA cohort of the pregnant women enrolled into New Zealand’s new birth cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand.SettingWomen residing within a North Island region of New Zealand, where one-third of the national population lives.SubjectsPregnant women (n 5664) were interviewed during 2009–2010. An FFQ was administered during the face-to-face interview.Results The recommended daily number of servings of vegetables and fruit (≥6) were met by 25 % of the women; of breads and cereals (≥6) by 26 %; of milk and milk products (≥3) by 58 %; and of lean meat, meat alternatives and eggs (≥2) by 21 %. One in four women did not meet the recommendations for any food group. Only 3 % met all four food group recommendations. Although adherence to recommendation for the vegetables/fruit group did not vary by ethnicity (P=0·38), it did vary for the breads/cereals, milk/milk products and meat/eggs groups (all P

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