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. 2020 Aug 6:13:1178638820932164.
doi: 10.1177/1178638820932164. eCollection 2020.

The Effect of Dietary Intake of Vitamin D on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Alanood Aljanahi  1 , Huda Hadhiah  2 , Wejdan Al-Nasr  3 , Omar Abuzaid  1 , Nourah Al Qahtani  4 , Tunny Sebastian  1 , Reham Metwally  1
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The Effect of Dietary Intake of Vitamin D on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Alanood Aljanahi et al. Nutr Metab Insights. .

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing health issue that has been reaching epidemic proportions in the recent years. Low intake of some nutrients like vitamin D may increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This study was to investigate the association between the dietary intake of Vitamin D and GDM among women in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. A case-control study was conducted in a sample of 121 women, among those 72 were with GDM and 49 were controls. Vitamin D was estimated using food frequency questionnaire. Also, the 24-h's dietary recall was carried out for 3 days to determine the nutrient intake as well as biochemical analysis for blood glucose level. In this study, GDM subjects were consuming significantly more eggs (P = .040). Vitamin D and vitamin C intakes in GDM and control pregnant women were lower than recommended dietary allowances (RDA). It was also found that low-fat milk, full-fat milk, fortified yogurt, and fortified orange juice were significantly associated with GDM (P < 0.05). Saudi women with GDM need a well-organized dietary counseling before, during pregnancy, and after delivery especially for vitamin D sources.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes; Saudi Arabia; Vitamin D; sunlight exposure.

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Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Vitamin D dietary intake among control and GDM groups. GDM indicate gestational diabetes mellitus.
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