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Review
. 2019 Feb 25;7(4):686-689.
doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.081. eCollection 2019 Feb 28.

Low Protein Diets for Pregnant Women and Its Association with Insulin Secretion and Resistance

Jacqueline Zarkos  1 , Daniel Addai  1 , Anna Tolekova  1
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Review

Low Protein Diets for Pregnant Women and Its Association with Insulin Secretion and Resistance

Jacqueline Zarkos et al. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. .

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) complicates 3.5% of pregnancies in England and Wales and continues to show an increase in incidence each year. GDM can lead to diabetes postpartum, it is associated with an increased perinatal risk, and an increase in neonatal mortality. This review article looks at different studies regarding protein diets and their potential effects on GDM. We aimed to determine if a certain protein diet could potentially help protect against GDM using. We found that while a few studies have shown that increasing proteins in the diet of pregnant women, specifically that from poultry, whey, fish, nuts and legumes, may reduce the risk of GDM, there is certainly room for further research on the topic.

Keywords: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Protein diets; insulin sensitivity; pregnancy.

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