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Dietary restraint and weight gain during pregnancy

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 53, pages 849–853 (1999)Cite this article

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Objectives: To explore dietary intake and weight gain during pregnancy in relation to dietary restraint.

Design: Longitudinal prospective study. Attitudes to weight gain during pregnancy were assessed using self-administered questionnaires and dietary intake by 7-d weighed diet records in early and late pregnancy.

Setting: South West London 1995–1996.

Subjects: 74 Caucasian pregnant women expecting their first or second baby were recruited through a London hospital and data from 62 women were analysed.

Results: Restrained eaters were significantly less likely to experience weight gains within the recommended range for their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) (P=0.026). They gained either more or less weight than recommended.

Conclusions: Dietary restraint appears to have undesirable influences on eating and weight gain during pregnancy which require further attention.

Sponsorship: South Bank University and Cow and Gate Nutricia Ltd. provided financial assistance for this project.

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  1. Nutrition Research Centre, South Bank University, London, UK

    R Conway & J Davies

  2. Leatherhead Food Research Association, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

    S Reddy

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Guarantor: Rana Conway.

Contributors: Rana Conway designed the study, carried out the field work, analysed the data and interpreted the findings. Jill Davies and Sheila Reddy advised on the study design and presentation of data. Rana Conway wrote the paper with contributions from Sheila Reddy and Jill Davies.

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Conway, R., Reddy, S. & Davies, J. Dietary restraint and weight gain during pregnancy. Eur J Clin Nutr 53, 849–853 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600864

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