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Review
. 2024 Apr 19;16(8):1217.
doi: 10.3390/nu16081217.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: What Can Medical Nutrition Therapy Do?

Xiaoyi Wei  1 , Hong Zou  1 , Tingting Zhang  1 , Yanling Huo  1 , Jianzhong Yang  2 , Zhi Wang  2 , Yu Li  1 , Jiuxiang Zhao  1
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: What Can Medical Nutrition Therapy Do?

Xiaoyi Wei et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the common complications during pregnancy. Numerous studies have shown that GDM is associated with a series of adverse effects on both mothers and offspring. Due to the particularity of pregnancy, medical nutrition treatment is considered to be the first choice for the treatment of GDM. This contribution reviews the research progress of medical nutrition treatment in GDM, summarizes the international recommendations on the intake of various nutrients and the influence of nutrients on the prevalence of GDM, and the improvement effect of nutritional intervention on it, in order to provide references for research in related fields of GDM and the targeted development of enteral nutrition.

Keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus; medical nutrition treatment; nutrients; nutritional intervention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors Jianzhong Yang and Zhi Wang was employed by the company Sunline Research Laboratories, Jiangsu Sunline Deep Sea Fishery Co., Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Overview of medical nutrition therapy in gestational diabetes mellitus treatment. GI, glycemic index; LCPUFAs, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.
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