Jenna Sanborn, Meredith Manze, Dana Watnick
Parenting Students and Indicators of Financial Stability, Health, and Academic Success: Findings from a Population-Based Sample of Public Urban University Students
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
beef excellent source nutrients important maternal health fetal development also true mediterranean diet beneficial health mother offspring however relative value fresh beef intake within mediterranean diet patterns pregnancy unknown objective project twofold 1 assess relationship beef intake nutrient intake pregnant population 2 assess relationship maternal beef consumption among varying degrees mediterranean diet adherence maternal risk anemia infant health outcomes secondary analysis existing cohort pregnant women n 1076 participated one two completed clinical trials examining effect docosahexaenoic acid supplementation birth offspring outcomes women enrolled 12 20 weeks gestation followed throughout pregnancies collect maternal infant characteristics food frequency questionnaires providing beef intake mediterranean diet medd adherence supplement intake women highest fresh beef intake highest intake many micronutrients commonly deficient among pregnant women fresh beef intake alone related maternal infant outcomes reduced risk anemia among women medium high medd quality higher fresh beef intake women medium medd group 31 lower odds anemia women high medd group 38 lower odds anemia every oneounce increase fresh beef intake suggesting diet quality indices may misrepresenting role fresh beef within healthy diet findings show beef intake increases micronutrient intake may protective maternal anemia consumed within healthy mediterranean diet pattern