Plant-Based and Plant-Rich Diet Patterns during Gestation: Beneficial Effects and Possible Shortcomings

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 581-591

  Pistollato, Francesca ^a   Cano, Sandra Sumalla ^a,b,c   Elio, Iñaki ^a,b,c   Vergara, Manuel Masias ^a,d   Giampieri, Francesca ^d,e   Battino, Maurizio ^a,f  

^a Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Cantabria   (Spain)

^b International Ibero American University   (Mexico)

^c Ibero American University Foundation   (Spain)

^d International Ibero American University   (Puerto Rico)

^e Fondazione Umberto Veronesi   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gestation; Human; Pediatric Diseases; Pediatric Tumors; Plant Based Diets; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

DNA ADDUCT; MUTAGENIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIET THERAPY; DNA ADDUCT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DNA ADDUCTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; MUTAGENS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84953377439     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.115.009126     Document Type: Review

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