The effect of a lifestyle intervention in obese pregnant women on gestational metabolic profiles: findings from the UK Pregnancies Better Eating and Activity Trial (UPBEAT) randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Pregnancy is associated with widespread change in metabolism, which may be more marked in obese women. Whether lifestyle interventions in obese pregnant women improve pregnancy metabolic profiles remains unknown. Our objectives were to determine the magnitude of change in metabol...

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Main Authors: Harriet L. Mills, Nashita Patel, Sara L. White, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Annette L. Briley, Diana L. Santos Ferreira, Paul T. Seed, Scott M. Nelson, Naveed Sattar, Kate Tilling, Lucilla Poston, Deborah A. Lawlor, On behalf of the UPBEAT Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
RCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1248-7