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Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet during Pregnancy on Children’s Health: A Systematic Review

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Biagi, Carlotta, Di Nunzio, Mattia, Bordoni, Alessandra, Gori, Davide, Lanari, Marcello·2019·Nutrients

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The traditional Mediterranean diet has been shown to be a healthy eating pattern that protects against the development of many diseases in adults and children. Pregnancy is a critical period of plasticity during which foetal development may be significantly influenced by different environmental factors, including maternal nutrition. In this context, several studies have examined the potential benefits of adherence to a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy on birth outcomes, considering the Mediterranean diet as a whole rather than focusing on the effect of its individual components. In this review, we systematically summarized and discussed results of studies investigating the protective role of Mediterranean diet against foetal growth, prematurity, neural tube defects and other congenital pathologies, asthma and allergy, body weight and metabolic markers. Although current data are insufficient and randomized control trials are needed, growing evidence suggests the beneficial effect of the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy on children’s health. In this sense, strategies aiming to promote adherence to this dietary pattern might be of considerable importance to public health.

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Authors
Biagi, C., Di Nunzio, M., Bordoni, A., Gori, D., & Lanari, M.
Affiliations
  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola (IT)
  • Department of Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, 47521 Cesena, Italy
  • University of Bologna (IT)
Corresponding author
Biagi, Carlotta
Venue
Nutrients
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-05-01
Volume
11
Issue
5
Pages
997
ISSN
2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2943330034
Cited by
99
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1
FWCI
2.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nutrients (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
Mediterranean diet, pregnancy, maternal nutrition, birth outcomes, fetal growth, preterm birth, neural tube defects, congenital malformations, childhood asthma, pediatric allergy, metabolic biomarkers, child health
MeSH terms
Child Health, Female, Humans, Patient Compliance, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Prenatal Care, Diet, Mediterranean, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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