Periconceptional glycaemic load and intake of sugars and their association with neural tube defects in offspring

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 514-519

  Shaw, Gary M ^a,b   Carmichael, Suzan L ^b   Laurent, Cecile ^b   Siega Riz, Anna M ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Fructose; Glucose; Glycaemic load; Maternal diet; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINA BIFIDA; SUGAR INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANENCEPHALY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549123575     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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