Adequate nutrition in pregnancy does matter.
This paper highlights briefly several nutrition issues in pregnancy which at present are receiving much attention in research and nutritional health policy. Nutritional status and health in pregnancy will become an area of more research in future. This is amongst others directed by the hypothesis that health in later life may already partly be determined by childrens' intra-uterine growth and development patterns.
Hautvast
J G
JG
Wageningen Agricultural University, Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, The Netherlands. jo.hautvast@et3.voed.wau.nl
D002149:Energy Intake; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D014801:Vitamin A; D005492:Folic Acid; D007501:Iron