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August 16-17, 2018 | Paris, France
Primary Healthcare
12th International Conference on International Conference and Medicare Expo on
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Pediatrics Health Care
Joint Event
Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 22
Mother’s diet during pregnancy and childhood obesity
Mehnoosh Samadi and Hojati N
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Obesity has become an epidemic issue all around the world
among children. Because of the spread the obesity around
the world epidemically, it is important to investigate the causes
of it. Several factors areassociatedwith the increase in incidence
of obesity in children. In this regard, studies have divided
children’s obesity risk factors into two categories: Predatory
Risk Factors and Postpartum risk factors. Maternal weight
before pregnancy, Weight gain during pregnancy, Gestational
Diabetes, Diet during pregnancy, genetics and epigenetics
are the Predatory Risk Factors, and birth weight, duration of
breastfeeding or formula, timing start auxiliary food, dietary
pattern, physical activity, socio economic statues and congenital
defects are the Postpartum risk factors. Among these risk
factors we investigated about mother’s diet during pregnancy
and childhood obesity. Studies showed that Mediterranean
diet during pregnancy may have a protective effect against
the risk of obesity in children. During the last two decades,
numerous epidemiological surveys have shown that adherence
to a traditional Mediterranean diet is negatively associated
with overweight and obesity, however, and several intervention
trials have indicated that the Mediterranean dietary pattern
helps to maintain or reduce body weight more effectively
than other mixed diets do. Several food and nutrient items
have been specifically identified as producing this effect, and
the combination of these items makes the Mediterranean diet
highly nutritious and protective of health. The Mediterranean
dietary pattern encapsulates a beneficial fatty acid profile with
high monounsaturated fatty acids content, a low proportion of
carbohydrate, and high intake of dietary fiber and antioxidant
compounds that work together to produce beneficial effects
on health. The Mediterranean dietary pattern has been
associated on an increased probability of fulfilling nutrient
recommendations. Therefore, preserving the Mediterranean
diet in pregnancy should be encouraged in health promotion
strategies for protection of childhood obesity.
Speaker Biography
Mehnoosh Samadi has completed her PhD at the age of 32 years from Ahvaz
Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. She is the assistant professor of
nutritional science department in School of Nutritional Science and Food Technology
of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. She has published
more than 10 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board
member of repute.
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Mehnoosh Samadi et al. , Pediatrics & Primary HealthCare 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-002