scholarly journals Cooking Frequency and Perception of Diet among US Adults Are Associated with US Healthy and Healthy Mediterranean-Style Dietary Related Classes: A Latent Class Profile Analysis

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3268
Author(s):  
Nicole Farmer ◽  
Lena J. Lee ◽  
Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley ◽  
Gwenyth R. Wallen
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Meal Time ◽  
Home Cooking

Background: Meal habits are associated with overall dietary quality and favorable dietary patterns determined by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). However, within dietary patterns, complexities of food combinations that are not apparent through composite score determination may occur. Also, explorations of these food combinations with cooking and perceived diet quality (PDQ) remain unknown. Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010 were utilized to determine the frequency of cooking at home and PDQ, along with sociodemographic variables. Latent class profile analysis was performed to determine person-centered data-driven analysis using the dietary index, HEI-2010, at both the daily and dinner meal-time levels. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was utilized to evaluate the association of dietary patterns with all covariates. Results: For daily HEI, five distinct dietary classes were identified. For dinner HEI, six classes were identified. In comparison to the standard American diet classes, home cooking was positively associated with daily (p < 0.05) and dinner (p < 0.001) dietary classes that had the highest amounts of total vegetable and greens/beans intake. PDQ was positively associated with these classes at the daily level (p < 0.001), but negatively associated with healthier classes at the dinner level (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The use of latent class profile analysis at the daily and dinner meal-time levels identified that food choices coalesce into diverse intakes, as shown by identified dietary classes. Home cooking frequency could be considered a positive factor associated with higher vegetable intake, particularly greens/beans, at the daily and dinner levels. At the same time, the perception of diet quality has a positive association only with daily choices.

scholarly journals Dietary Acculturation among Puerto Rican Adults Varies by Acculturation Construct and Dietary Measure

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804-1813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiemer Mattei ◽  
Amanda C McClain ◽  
Luis M Falcón ◽  
Sabrina E Noel ◽  
Katherine L Tucker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background The role of acculturation in dietary behaviors among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States remains unclear. Discrepancies may be explained by variations in acculturation constructs or ethnicity-specific dynamics. Objective We aimed to compare relations between 3 different acculturation constructs with dietary quality and patterns among Puerto Ricans in the mainland United States. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data with 1194–1380 Puerto Ricans, aged 45–75 y. Acculturation was measured with the use of a language-based scale (0–100; higher score denotes more English use), a psychological-based scale (0–50; higher score denotes stronger US orientation), and years living in the mainland United States. Diet quality scores (higher scores denote healthier diet) were defined with the use of the Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI) and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MeDS). Three dietary patterns were previously derived with the use of principal components analysis. Adjusted multivariable regression models tested the association of each acculturation construct with diet quality score or pattern. Interaction terms were included for income or education status. Results Psychological-based acculturation, but not the other constructs, was positively associated with AHEI (β ± SE: 0.013 ± 0.004; P = 0.002) and MeDS (0.009 ± 0.005; P = 0.041). Income, but not education, moderated this association (P = 0.03), with higher diet quality observed with higher income (>$25,000) and stronger US orientation. All constructs were inversely associated with a traditional dietary pattern, with the language-based scale being stronger (z score β ± SE: −0.160 ± 0.032; P < 0.0001) than the psychological-based scale (−0.097 ± 0.028; P = 0.001) or years living in the mainland United States (−0.058 ± 0.028; P = 0.041). No associations were observed for the Western or sweets/desserts patterns. Conclusions In Puerto Rican adults, stronger psychological US orientation was associated with higher diet quality, particularly with higher income. More Spanish use, stronger psychological Puerto Rican orientation, and shorter length of mainland-US residency were associated with traditional dietary patterns. Appropriate diet-related acculturation constructs should be carefully considered among Hispanics/Latinos. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01231958.

scholarly journals Healthy eating index patterns in adults by sex and age predict cardiometabolic risk factors in a cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia M. Artegoitia ◽  
Sridevi Krishnan ◽  
Ellen L. Bonnel ◽  
Charles B. Stephensen ◽  
Nancy L. Keim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Stepwise Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Link Type

Abstract Background Associations between diet and cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk may vary in men and women owing to sex differences in eating habits and physiology. The current secondary analysis sought to determine the ability of sex differences in dietary patterns to discriminate groups with or without CMD risk factors (CMDrf) in the adult population and if this was influenced by age. Methods Diet patterns and quality were evaluated using 24 h recall-based Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) in free-living apparently healthy men (n = 184) and women (n = 209) 18–65 y of age with BMIs of 18–44 kg/m2. Participants were stratified into low- and high-CMDrf groups based on the presence/absence of at least one CMDrf: BMI > 25 kg/m2; fasting triglycerides > 150 mg/dL; HDL cholesterol < 50 mg/dL-women or < 40 mg/dL-men; HOMA > 2; HbA1c > 5.7. Sex by age dietary patterns were stratified by multivariate analyses, with metabolic variable associations established by stepwise discriminant analysis. Results Diet quality increased with age in both sexes (P < 0.01), while women showed higher fruit, vegetable and saturated fat intake as a percentage of total energy (P < 0.05). The total-HEI score (i.e. diet quality) was lower in the high-CMDrf group (P = 0.01), however, diet quality parameters predicted CMDrf presence more accurately when separated by sex. Lower ‘total vegetable’ intake in the high-CMDrf group in both sexes, while high-CMDrf men also had lower ‘total vegetables’, ‘greens and beans’ intake, and high-CMDrf women had lower ‘total fruits’, ‘whole-fruits’, ‘total vegetables’, ‘seafood and plant-proteins’, ‘fatty acids’, and ‘saturated fats’ intakes (P < 0.05). Moreover, ‘dairy’ intake was higher in high-CMDrf women but not in men (sex by ‘dairy’ interaction P = 0.01). Sex by age diet pattern models predicted CMDrf with a 93 and 89% sensitivity and 84 and 92% specificity in women and men, respectively. Conclusions Sex and age differences in dietary patterns classified participants with and without accepted CMDrfs, supporting an association between specific diet components and CMD risk that differs by sex. Including sex specific dietary patterns into health assessments may provide targeted nutritional guidance to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02367287. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02298725.

Associations between prenatal diet quality and gestational weight gain

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Rebecca A Schlaff ◽  
Meghan Baruth ◽  
Samantha J Deere ◽  
Ashley Boggs ◽  
Anya Odabasic
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Quality Indices ◽  
Gestational Weight

Background: Improving prenatal diet quality may promote appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG). Aim: To examine relationships between dietary quality in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and GWG. Methods: Participants’ ( n = 41) dietary intake was assessed at 14–20 and 35 weeks gestation via the Automated Self-Administered 24-h recall (ASA-24). Kilocalories and Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) scores were calculated and associations with GWG were explored via linear regression. Results: Participants reported consuming 2139 ± 719 and 2085 ± 704 kilocalories at 18 and 35 weeks, respectively. HEI-2015 total scores at 18 (55.6 ±12.6) and 35 weeks gestation (56.6 ± 14.1) indicated a need for improvement. Greens and beans component score at 35 weeks was the only diet quality score associated with GWG. Conclusions: GWG was not associated with most diet quality indices. However, vegetable intake may help to attenuate GWG. Future research should seek to elucidate relationships between GWG and dietary quality/intake to provide valuable insight for researchers and clinicians.

scholarly journals Dietary intake and diet quality by weight category among a racially diverse sample of women in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca B. Little ◽  
Renee Desmond ◽  
Tiffany L. Carson
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Weight Category ◽  
Maximum Score

Abstract Diet is a modifiable contributor to health. The lack of adherence to recommended dietary guidelines may contribute to the disproportionate burden of obesity and other chronic conditions observed in the Deep South region of the United States. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to describe food group intake and diet quality by race and weight status of women in the Deep South. Study participants were eighty-nine healthy female volunteers (56 % black, 44 % white, mean age 39⋅7 ± 1⋅4 years) recruited from Birmingham, AL, USA. Body Mass Index (BMI) determined weight status (non-obese/obese). Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) calculated from dietary recalls assessed diet quality. Wilcoxon sum-rank test compared HEI-2010 scores by race and weight status. χ2 analysis compared the percentage of women who achieved maximum points for HEI-2010 index food components by subgroup. Caloric and macronutrient intake did not differ by race or weight status (mean kcal 1863⋅0 ± 62⋅0). Median Total HEI-2010 Score for the sample was 51⋅9 (IQR: 39⋅1–63⋅4). Although there was no statistical difference in diet quality by race, more whites achieved the maximum score for vegetable intake compared to blacks, while blacks reported higher total fruit intake. Non-obese women reported better diet quality (56⋅9 v. 46⋅1; P = 0⋅04) and eating more whole fruits, and more achieved the maximum score for protein from plant and seafood sources. In summary, differences in diet quality were observed by weight status, but not race among this sample. These results point to tailored dietary interventions for women in metropolitan areas of Alabama, USA.

Abstract MP42: Adherence To Healthy Dietary Patterns In Pregnancy And Placental Dna Methylation- An Epigenome Wide Association Study

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuilin Zhang ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Marion Ouidir ◽  
Stefanie Hinkle ◽  
Fasil Ayele
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Nervous System Development ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cpg Sites ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Accumulating evidence support the intergenerational impacts of diet in pregnancy. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain unclear. Placental epigenetic mechanisms may be involved although data from human epidemiological studies are sparse. We aimed to investigate associations of dietary quality in pregnancy with epigenome-wide placental DNA methylation in a multiracial pregnancy cohort. Methods: DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina Infinium Human Methylation450 Beadchip on placentas obtained at delivery from 301 pregnant women who participated in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies-Singleton cohort. Dietary information during periconception and early first trimester was collected using food frequency questionnaires, and diet in the second and third trimester was collected using a 24-hour dietary recall during four study visits. Scores for adherence to three healthy dietary patterns, alternate Healthy Eating Index (aHEI), alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), were calculated. For associations of each dietary pattern score with methylation, we conducted analyses using robust linear regression models after the adjustment for age, pre-pregnancy body mass index, race/ethnicity, physical activity, total energy intakes, and population stratification. Genes annotating the top significant CpG sites (false discovery rate (FDR) adjusted P<0.05) were queried for enrichment of functional pathways using the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis tool. Results: Adherence to aHEI was significantly associated with methylation of 8 CpG sites, with the most significant association manifested in cg16724319- MDH1B (P=1.9x10 -10 ). Adherence to aMED was related to methylation of 14 CpG sites, with the most significant association manifested in cg07835181- CLCN7 (P=1.7x10 -11 ). DASH was significantly related to 33 CpG sites, with the most significant association manifested in cg26292547- REV3L (P=4.4x10 -10 ). Further, genes annotating the significant CpG sites were enriched in pathways related to cardiovascular and nervous system development and function, cancer, organismal injury and abnormalities, and reproductive system diseases. Conclusion: Findings from the epigenome wide study suggest that overall dietary quality in pregnancy is associated with placental DNA methylation changes at different loci potentially related to cardiovascular, neurological, reproductive, and cancer phenotypes.

Abstract P108: Metabolic Profile Of Diet Quality In The Multi-Ethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghana Gadgil ◽  
Alexis F Wood ◽  
Ibrahim Karaman ◽  
Goncalo Gomes Da Graca ◽  
Ioanna Tzoulaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Spectral Feature ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Elastic Net ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Ethnic Study ◽  
Diet Score

Introduction: Poor dietary quality is a well-known risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), however metabolites marking adherence to U.S. dietary guidelines are unknown. Our goal was to determine a pattern of metabolites associated with the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015). We hypothesize that there will be metabolites positively and negatively associated with the HEI-2015 score, including those previously linked to diabetes and CVD. Methods: Sample: 2269 adult men and women from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) longitudinal cohort study without known cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Data/specimens: Fasting serum specimens, diet and demographic questionnaires at baseline. Metabolomics: Untargeted 1 H NMR CPMG spectroscopy (600 MHz) annotated by internal and external reference data sets. Statistical analysis: Metabolome-wide association study (MWAS) using linear regression models specifying each spectral feature as the outcome in separate models, HEI-2015 score as the predictor, and adjustment for age, sex, race, and study site, accounting for multiple comparisons. Elastic net regularized regression was used to select an optimal subset of features associated with HEI-2015 score. Separately, hierarchical clustering defined discrete groups of correlated NMR features also tested for association with HEI-2015 score. Results: MWAS identified 1914 spectral features significantly associated with the HEI-2015 diet score. After elastic net regression, 35 metabolomic spectral features remained associated with HEI-2015 diet score. Cluster analysis identified seven clusters, three of which were significantly associated with HEI-2015 score after Bonferroni correction. (Table) Conclusions: Cholesterol moieties, proline betaine, proline/glutamate and fatty acyls chains were significantly associated with higher diet quality in the MESA cohort. Further analysis may clarify the link between dietary quality, metabolites, and pathogenesis of diabetes and CVD.

scholarly journals Three-year trends in dietary behaviours among mothers, teenagers and children from SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education) eligible households across California

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Molitor ◽  
Celeste Doerr ◽  
John Pugliese ◽  
Lauren Whetstone
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

AbstractObjective:To examine trends from 2015 to 2017 in dietary behaviours and diet quality among low-income mothers, teenagers and children.Design:Cross-sectional telephone surveys using a validated 24 h dietary assessment.Setting:Randomly sampled households with incomes ≤185 % of the US federal poverty level across California.Participants:Survey participants were 13 247 mothers (≥18 years), 3293 teenagers (12–17 years) and 6043 children (5–11 years). Respondents were mostly Latino.Results:Over the 3-year study period, consumption of fruits and vegetables with and without 100 % fruit juice increased (P ≤ 0·05) by at least 0·3 cups/d for mothers, teenagers and children. Intake of water also increased (P ≤ 0·001) by more than 1 cup/d for mothers and children and 2 cups/d for teenagers. Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption was unchanged over the 3 years. Overall diet quality, as assessed by the Healthy Eating Index-2015, improved (P ≤ 0·01) for mothers, teenagers and children. Covariates for the fifteen regression models (three age groups by five outcome variables) included race/ethnicity, age, education for mothers, and gender for teenagers and children.Conclusions:The observed increases in fruit and vegetable intake and improvements in overall diet quality during the 3-year period suggest that low-income Californians may have lowered their risk of preventable diseases. However, more intense or strategic SSB-reduction interventions are required. Regional- or state-level, population-based surveillance of dietary behaviours is useful for public health nutrition policy and programme decision making, and can be used to assess potential trends in future negative health outcomes and related costs associated with poor dietary behaviours within at-risk populations.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Frequency of Meals Consumed Away-From-Home on the Total Diet Quality and Weight Status

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 248-248
Author(s):  
Ana Moyeda Carabaza ◽  
Phrashiah Githinji ◽  
Bong Nguyen ◽  
Mary Murimi
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Trans Fatty Acids ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Saturated Fats ◽  
Total Diet

Abstract Objectives To assess factors that contribute to the total diet quality and the associated body mass index (BMI) among adults. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess dietary quality using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 among faculty and staff (N = 152) of a public university. The Food Frequency Questionnaire from the Health and Retirement Study was administered via Qualtrics. Dietary quality was determined using the HEI-2015. Weight, height, number of meals consumed away-from-home per week were self-reported. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographic characteristics, number of meals consumed away-from-home, dietary intake, and associated HEI score was calculated. Linear regression models were used to measure associations between the total diet quality, nutrient intakes and the number of away-from-home meals consumed with BMI. Results The average age of participants was 34.3 ± 12.3 years. A majority were female and white Americans (74.3%) and had post-secondary education (79.6%). Approximately, one-third of participants (32.2%) reported having a BMI equal or greater than 30 kg/m2. More than half of the participants exceeded the recommended limit for the consumption of saturated fats (69.7%), and sodium (52.6%); and a majority did not meet the minimum recommended intakes of dietary fiber (96.1%). The average HEI score was 66.34 on a 100-point scale. Only 14.5% had a good dietary quality with a HEI score equal or higher than 80. The number of away-from-home meals consumed per week were associated with an increased intake of trans fatty acids (P &lt; .05), while, increased the consumption of trans fatty acids was associated with an increase in BMI (P &lt; .001) in this study. On the contrary, an increase in the HEI score was associated with a reduction in BMI (P &lt; .05). Conclusions This study found that a high percentage of participants had a low diet quality that was characterized by excessive intake of both saturated fats and sodium and inadequate intake of dietary fiber. In addition, the consumption of meals away-from-home was associated with an increase in the amount of trans fatty acids consumed. Concurrently, the consumption of trans fatty acids was associated with an increase in BMI. These results underscore the importance of eating meals prepared at home in an effort to control weight gain. Funding Sources TTU Transdisciplinary Research Academy.

scholarly journals Eating breakfast together as a family: mealtime experiences and associations with dietary intake among adolescents in rural Minnesota, USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1565-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Larson ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Jerica M Berge ◽  
Amy Shanafelt ◽  
Marilyn S Nanney
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Group Randomized Trial ◽  
Quality Markers ◽  
Eating Breakfast

AbstractObjectiveAlthough existing evidence links breakfast frequency to better dietary quality, little is known specifically in regard to the benefits associated with eating breakfast together with one’s family. The present study describes the prevalence and experience of having family meals at breakfast among rural families and examines associations between meal frequency and adolescent diet quality.DesignData were drawn from Project BreakFAST, a group-randomized trial aimed at increasing school breakfast participation in rural Minnesota high schools, USA. Linear mixed models were used to examine associations between student reports of family breakfast frequency and Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010) scores while accounting for clustering within schools, demographics and household food security.SettingAdolescent students from sixteen schools completed online surveys, height and weight measurements, and dietary recalls at baseline in 2012–2014.SubjectsThe sample included 827 adolescents (55·1 % girls) in grades 9–10 who reported eating breakfast on at most three days per school week.ResultsOn average, adolescents reported eating breakfast with their family 1·3 (sd1·9) times in the past week. Family breakfast meals occurred most frequently in the homes of adolescents who reported a race other than white (P=0·002) or Hispanic ethnicity (P=0·02). Family breakfast frequency was directly associated with adolescent involvement in preparing breakfast meals (P<0·001) and positive attitudes (P≤0·01) about mealtime importance, interactions and structure. Family breakfast frequency was unrelated to most diet quality markers.ConclusionsFamily meals may be one important context of opportunity for promoting healthy food patterns at breakfast. Additional research is needed to better inform and evaluate strategies.

scholarly journals Pre-pregnancy Diet Quality Is Associated With Lowering the Risk of Offspring Obesity and Underweight: Finding From a Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 408-408
Author(s):  
Dereje Gete ◽  
Michael Waller ◽  
Gita Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Research Fellowship

Abstract Objectives To examine the association between maternal diet quality before pregnancy and childhood BMI in offspring. Methods We included 1936 mothers with 3391 children from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) and the Mothers and their Children's Health study (MatCH). Maternal diet was assessed using a semi-quantitative and validated 101-item food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ). We used the healthy eating index (HEI-2015) score to explore maternal diet quality before pregnancy. Children over 2 years of age were categorized as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on age and sex-specific BMI classifications for children. Multinomial logistic regression with cluster-robust standard errors was used for analyses. Results Greater adherence to maternal diet quality before pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of offspring underweight after adjustment for potential confounders, highest vs lowest quartile (RRR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.49, 0.96). Higher adherence to pre-pregnancy diet quality was also inversely associated with the risk of offspring obesity (RRR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.24, 0.98). This association was, however, slightly attenuated by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in the full adjusted model. No significant association was observed between pre-pregnancy diet quality and offspring overweight. Conclusions This study suggests that better adherence to maternal diet quality before pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of childhood underweight and obesity. Funding Sources The ALSWH is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. MatCH is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant. Dereje Gete is supported by the University of Queensland Research Training Scholarship. Gita Mishra holds the Australian Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellowship.

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