Nutritional Supplements for Gestational Diabetes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Diabetes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 March 2025 | Viewed by 155
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gender differences; cardiovascular diseases; type 1 diabetes ; type 2 diabetes; gestational diabetes; endocrinology; gender identity; inflammation; obesity; sex characteristics; transgendered persons
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gestational Diabetes is the most common medical complication in pregnancy and is becoming a major public health concern. GDM is related to increased risk during and after pregnancy to both mother and child. In addition to acute effects and higher rates of perinatal complications, there is also increasing evidence that GDM can alter the long-term health of offspring via fetal programming effects. Thus, optimal control of maternal glucose and lipid metabolism is of utmost importance. Lifestyle improvements through increased physical activity, healthy nutrition, and appropriate weight gain are cornerstones of care in mothers with GDM, with many open questions regarding the quality of dietary therapy and the amount of energy intake before and during pregnancy. There is a lack of knowledge regarding optimal dietary management: What amount of carbohydrates should really be recommended? Is there evidence of precision nutrition therapy for GDM? What roles do dietary supplements like vitamine D or myoinositol have? Like type 2 diabetes, GDM also is a heterogeneous condition including different phenotypes that may demand different nutritional strategies. Can the use of new biomarkers, metabolomics, or gut microbiome data give more insights and help to provide better individual care in the future? What diet should be recommended to pregestational women at high risk of GDM to possibly prevent GDM and its complications? Given the importance of nutrition in preventing and managing GDM and its consequences, we require greater and more accurate knowledge of the mechanisms that make healthy diets effective before and during pregnancy.
The aim of this Special Issue on "Nutritional Supplements for Gestational Diabetes" is to highlight different aspects of nutrition, the importance of dietary management of glucose and lipid levels, and the prevention of perinatal and long-term complications of GDM on mother and child.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions of articles related to this topic; reviews, original articles, brief reports, and communications are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Kautzky-Willer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gestational diabetes
- nutritional supplements
- diet
- maternal outcomes
- proteins
- lipids
- carbohydrates
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