The potential causal effect of the pre-pregnancy dietary phytochemical index on gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani (Author), Javad Heshmati (Author), Reihaneh Pirjani (Author), Ashraf Moini (Author), Mehrnoosh shafaatdoost (Author), Mahnaz Esmaeili (Author), Azar Mardi-Mamaghani (Author), Seyyed Mostafa Nachvak (Author), Mahdi Sepidarkish (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Phytochemicals are non-nutritive bioactive compounds with beneficial effects on the metabolism of glucose. This study aimed to clarify the possible causal effect of the pre-pregnancy dietary phytochemical index (DPI) on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods In this prospec...