title: Commentary on a Cochrane Review of Diet and Exercise Interventions to Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain.
abstract: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and neonatal health outcomes. A Cochrane Review found that healthful diet and/or exercise interventions reduced the risk of excessive gestational weight gain on average by 20%. The largest reduction occurred with combined diet and supervised exercise interventions.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maslin
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D050177:Overweight / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: diet; gestational weight gain; physical activity; pregnancy weight gain