Dietary restraint and weight gain during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
To explore dietary intake and weight gain during pregnancy in relation to dietary restraint.


METHODS
Longitudinal prospective study. Attitudes to weight gain during pregnancy were assessed using self-administered questionnaires and dietary intake by 7-d weighed diet records in early and late pregnancy.


METHODS
South West London 1995-1996.


METHODS
74 Caucasian pregnant women expecting their first or second baby were recruited through a London hospital and data from 62 women were analysed.


RESULTS
Restrained eaters were significantly less likely to experience weight gains within the recommended range for their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) (P=0.026). They gained either more or less weight than recommended.


CONCLUSIONS
Dietary restraint appears to have undesirable influences on eating and weight gain during pregnancy which require further attention.
Conway
R
R
Nutrition Research Centre, South Bank University, London, UK.
Reddy
S
S
Davies
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015430:Weight Gain