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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
Body-fat gain during pregnancy (weight--total body water/0.73) was measured in 50 rural Gambian women exposed to seasonal energy demands of subsistence farming and to annual preharvest food shortages. Twenty-eight women received dietary supplements in amounts previously shown to increase birth weight. In unsupplemented women, fat gain was profoundly affected by the seasons through which the pregnancy progressed, ranging from an estimated loss of 4.7 kg to a net gain of 3 kg at various times of the year. Adjustment for season revealed, however, that pregnancy per se was without effect on body fat content. Supplementation increased fat gain during pregnancy by approximately 2 kg (p less than 0.05) and gave protection against the worst effects of season on energy balance. These findings contribute to our understanding of the consequences of low food intake during pregnancy and the effects of dietary supplementation on birth weight.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1442-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: Body fat gain during pregnancy (weight-total body water/0.73) was measured in 50 rural Gambian women exposed to seasonal energy demands of subsistence farming and to annual preharvest food shortages. 28 women received dietary supplements in amounts previously shown to increase birth weight. In unsupplemented women, fat gain was profoundly affected by the seasons through which the pregnancy progressed, ranging from an estimated loss of 4.7 kg to a net gain of 3 kg at various times of the year. Adjustment for season revealed, however, that pregnancy per se was without effect on body fat content. Supplementation increased fat gain during pregnancy by about 2 kg (p0.05) and gave protection against the worst effects of season on energy balance. These findings contribute to our understanding of 1) the consequences of low food intake during pregnancy and 2) the effects of dietary supplementation on birth weight.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Fat gain during pregnancy in rural African women: the effect of season and dietary status.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't