Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Junxiang Miao, Yan Chen, Xiaoling Liu, Changxiang Ye, Xuan Zhou, Ziqi Yang, Ziqiang Gong, Lizhang Chen, Tingting Wang
Summary: This research conducted a systematic and comprehensive meta-analysis to determine the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) and the risk of cancer in offspring. The results suggest that high GWG may increase the risk of total cancer in offspring, while low GWG is not associated with the risk. There is no significant association between maternal underweight, overweight/obesity, and the risk of total cancer in offspring. Further research is needed to clarify the potential relevance of maternal BMI and GWG on offspring cancer, especially for specific cancers.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jixing Zhou, Fu Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Peixuan Li, Xiaoyun Qin, Mengting Yang, Yuzhu Teng, Kun Huang
Summary: The timing of daughter's puberty onset is influenced by maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG). Maternal overall overweight/obesity and excessive GWG are associated with earlier pubertal development in daughters. This study provides evidence of the prenatal factors that affect the onset of puberty in offspring.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Senmao Zhang, Xing Qiu, Jiabi Qin, Xingli Song, Yiping Liu, Jianhui Wei, Mengting Sun, Jing Shu, Tingting Wang, Lizhang Chen, Yurong Jiang
Summary: Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are established risk factors for preeclampsia (PE), which may vary according to different PE phenotypes. Underweight women have a lower risk of PE. Inadequate GWG and excessive GWG both increase the risk of PE. There is no significant interaction between GWG and pre-pregnancy BMI on the risk of PE.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Melissa F. F. Young, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, Long Quynh Khuong, Sara Hendrix, Reynaldo Martorell, Usha Ramakrishnan
Summary: This study examined the long-term impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index (PPBMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on postpartum weight retention (PPWR) and maternal and child body composition. The results showed that PPBMI and early GWG (< 20 weeks) were significantly associated with PPWR and maternal and child percent body fat at age 6-7. The findings suggest that maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy can have long-term implications for PPWR and body composition, and interventions should focus on preconception and early pregnancy to optimize maternal and child health outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Gilberto Kac, Thais R. B. Carilho, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Michael E. Reichenheim, Dayana R. Farias, Jennifer A. Hutcheon
Summary: Monitoring gestational weight gain is crucial for a successful pregnancy, and this study aimed to construct GWG charts for Brazilian women based on pre-pregnancy BMI. The charts offer insights into GWG patterns by gestational age and BMI, providing valuable information for monitoring and improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Beibei Dong, Jinfang Sun, Mengmeng Zhi, Manman Han, Hao Lin, Hong Yu, Ling Li
Summary: The study found that gestational weight gain in the third trimester was positively correlated with serum leptin concentrations and HOMA-IR indices, but not with adiponectin concentrations. Multivariate analysis revealed that weight gain and leptin concentration were independently associated with HOMA-IR levels, and mediation analysis showed that the association between weight gain and HOMA-IR was mediated by serum leptin concentrations.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Thais Rangel Bousquet Carrilho, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Michael E. Reichenheim, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Nathalia Cristina Freitas-Costa, Gilberto Kac
Summary: This study aimed to determine the ranges of gestational weight gain (GWG) associated with the lowest risks of adverse maternal and infant outcomes using Brazilian GWG charts. The findings showed that GWG z-scores were associated with large-for-gestational-age (LGA) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births, indicating the importance of GWG range in affecting maternal and neonatal outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Orianne Dumas, Anna Chen Arroyo, Mohammad Kamal Faridi, Kaitlyn James, Sarah Hsu, Camille Powe, Carlos A. Camargo
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with childhood asthma. The findings showed no significant association between GWG and asthma, but a positive association between GDM and asthma, particularly among mothers with normal BMI.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paola Pani, Claudia Carletti, Manuela Giangreco, Alessandra Knowles, Elena Clagnan, Michele Gobbato, Stefania Del Zotto, Adriano Cattaneo, Luca Ronfani
Summary: This study describes the setting up and initial implementation of a regional surveillance system on pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG. The findings reveal that about 1/3 of pregnant women had unsatisfactory BMI and 2/3 did not achieve the recommended weight gain. This surveillance system can be an effective tool to guide public health interventions.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Donghui Huang, Xiaoying Li, Qijun Wu, Chao Ji, Huixu Dai, Hang Li, Qing Chang, Xin Xu, Yuhong Zhao
Summary: This study examined the relationship between dairy consumption during pregnancy and pregnancy complications. Based on the analysis of multiple studies, there seems to be a neutral association between dairy consumption and gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes mellitus, and pre-eclampsia.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Johanna Molin, Eszter Vanky, Tone S. Lovvik, Eva Dehlin, Marie Bixo
Summary: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with enhanced leptin resistance and attenuated physiological increase in serum allopregnanolone levels during pregnancy. Metformin reduces the risk of excessive GWG in pregnant women with PCOS and improves leptin sensitivity.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Claudia Bohn, Mandy Vogel, Tanja Poulain, Ulrike Spielau, Cornelia Hilbert, Wieland Kiess, Antje Koerner
Summary: The study found that birth order can affect birth weight, with second-born and third-born or later children having significantly higher birth weights than first-born children. Maternal weight gain during pregnancy is associated with birth weight, but maternal weight gain is lower for higher birth orders.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Jane Shearer, Matthias S. Klein, Hans J. Vogel, Shuhiba Mohammad, Shannon Bainbridge, Kristi B. Adamo
Summary: Pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are risk factors for future maternal and childhood obesity. Maternal obesity may affect the fetus through metabolic changes. Maternal serum metabolites show distinct profiles for different weight statuses, and certain metabolites can predict excessive gestational weight gain.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Julia Schubert, Nina Timmesfeld, Kathrin Noever, Susann Behnam, Angela Vinturache, Birgit Arabin
Summary: This study aimed to contribute evidence to the appropriate gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies and found that nonoptimal maternal weight gain is strongly associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Camila Honorato A. Torres, Lidiane F. Schultz, Paul J. Veugelers, Silmara S. B. S. Mastroeni, Marco F. Mastroeni
Summary: The study found that maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and simultaneous excessive GWG were positively associated with elevated BP in 6-year-old children. Mothers with pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2) and excessive GWG were more likely to have children with elevated diastolic blood pressure.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Rosa Corcoy, David Hill, David Simmons, Leire Mendizabal, Mirella Zulueta, Laureano Simon, Gernot Desoye, Juan M. Adelantado Perez, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Juergen Harreiter, Peter Damm, Elizabeth Mathiesen, Dorte M. Jensen, Lise Lotte T. Andersen, Fidelma Dunne, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfra, Alessandra Bertolotto, Mireille van Poppel, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Frank J. Snoek, Sander Galjaard, Ewa Wender-Ozegowska, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Roland Devlieger
Summary: The interaction between polymorphisms of the MTNR1B gene and lifestyle interventions during pregnancy was assessed. It was found that women with certain genotypes had an increased risk of gestational diabetes, and physical activity intervention may be more effective in reducing maternal insulin resistance, cord blood C-peptide, and cord blood leptin.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Johannes Jaunig, Reinhold Kerbl, Rodrigo Antunes Lima, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: Monitoring anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in primary school children is important for preventing future health problems. This study designed and evaluated a monitoring tool called AUT FIT, consisting of measurements for height, weight, waist circumference, and eight fitness tests. Data from 821 children showed good reliability and ease of implementation for most tests. Strong correlation between physical education teacher rankings and rank scores for motor fitness indicated the tool's validity. Implementing AUT FIT in the Austrian school system could be crucial for monitoring and improving the health and fitness of primary school children.
Letter
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Ravi Retnakaran
DIABETES & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Saghi Zafaranieh, Anna M. Dieberger, Barbara Leopold-Posch, Berthold Huppertz, Sebastian Granitzer, Markus Hengstschlager, Claudia Gundacker, Gernot Desoye, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The study suggests that increasing MVPA and reducing ST during pregnancy may help alleviate oxidative stress in the placenta of obese women.
Article
Sport Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the health and fitness status of primary school children in Austria. During the pandemic, there was an increase in BMI scores and a significant decrease in cardiorespiratory endurance and action speed among the students. However, in the second year of the pandemic, BMI scores stabilized and there were improvements in cardiorespiratory endurance, especially among children who were members of sports clubs.
Article
Sport Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The COVID-19-related mitigation measures had a significant impact on the health and fitness status of primary school children in Austria. Lockdowns/school closures led to an increase in BMI and waist circumference, a decrease in cardiorespiratory endurance and action speed, and no significant changes in muscle strength. This acceleration is likely to have long-term negative effects on their health.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Vicka Versele, Benedicte Deforche, Dirk Aerenhouts, Peter Clarys, Roland Devlieger, Annick Bogaerts, Christoph Liel, Johanna Loechner, Joerg Wolstein, Mireille van Poppel, Tom Deliens
Summary: This study aimed to identify the needs and desires of expecting and first-time parents regarding interventions addressing unhealthy changes in energy balance-related behavior (EBRB) during pregnancy and early postpartum. The study found that interventions should target changes at the individual, social, environmental, and policy levels, and should be couple- or family-based. The involvement of both parents is crucial in preventing unhealthy EBRB changes.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lilian Cristina Mendoza, Juergen Harreiter, Gernot Desoye, David Simmons, Juan M. Adelantado, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Ewa Wender-Ozegowska, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfra, Alessandra Bertolotto, Roland Devlieger, Fidelma Dunne, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Peter Damm, Lisse Lotte Andersen, Dorte Moller Jensen, David Hill, Mireille Nicoline Maria van Poppel, Rosa Corcoy
Summary: This study examines the relationship between vitamin D and glucose homeostasis in pregnant women with overweight/obesity. The results show no clear beneficial associations between vitamin D compounds and glucose homeostasis measures.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gernot Desoye, Lene Ringholm, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: Despite progress in blood glucose control, pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes still poses risks for the fetus. Good glycemic control reduces the risk of fetal overgrowth, but hyperglycemia can still lead to fetal overnutrition and adiposity. Preventing fetal adiposity requires revised goal setting and continuous glucose monitoring.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Julia T. Stadler, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Christian Wadsack, Michael Holzer, Anja Pammer, David Simmons, David Hill, Gernot Desoye, Gunther Marsche
Summary: Pregravid obesity is a major risk factor for pregnancy complications and cardiovascular events in children. However, the biological mechanisms underlying these adverse outcomes are not well understood. Impairment of HDL function in obese and GDM-complicated pregnancies may have long-term effects on maternal and offspring health.
Article
Sport Sciences
Richard Weiler, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Willem van Mechelen, Evert Verhagen, Caroline Bolling
Summary: This qualitative study explores the perceptions of concussion, concussion risks, and prevention among English blind 5-a-side footballers in order to improve para concussion care. The study found that blind footballers lacked understanding of their own concussion experiences and believed that the diagnosis and experience of a concussion differed for individuals without vision. The severity of perceived concussions and previous concussion experiences influenced their reporting behaviors. Factors such as spatial orientation and sleep, which are important for daily functioning, were affected by concussions but are not adequately addressed in current assessment tools or clinical guidance for sports-related concussions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. R. Mathiesen, Lene Ringholm, Cuilin Zhang, Gernot Desoye
Summary: In pregnancies of women with obesity or diabetes, neonates are often overgrown. This article focuses on possible growth deviations earlier in pregnancy and their potential contribution to neonatal overgrowth, suggesting that early-pregnancy growth reduction followed by in utero catch-up growth may confer a higher risk of obesity in later life.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anna Dieberger, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Juergen Harreiter, Gernot J. Desoye, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, DALI Core Investigator grp
Summary: Maternal physical activity and sedentary time during pregnancy are associated with neonatal anthropometry and cord blood parameters, with potential differences based on offspring sex. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower neonatal fat mass in male offspring, while mean sedentary time is associated with lower cord blood C-peptide in female offspring.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie-Therese Weiser-Fuchs, Elena Maggauer, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Bence Csapo, Gernot Desoye, Harald C. Koefeler, Andrea Groselj-Strele, Slave Trajanoski, Herbert Fluhr, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn
Summary: This study found that sialylated human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are associated with impaired glucose homeostasis in pregnancy, suggesting potential implications for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: This study assessed the accuracy of face mask wearing by children and adolescents in schools, revealing significant differences in mask wearing accuracy when a teacher was present compared to when a teacher was not present, indicating limited efficacy of mandatory face masks in schools.
