A study on the establishment of public health nutrution for pregnant women

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350143
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Otake Masae 千葉大学, 予防医学センター, 特任助教 (00724858)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 公衆栄養 / 疫学（コホート研究） / 妊婦 / 食行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated a mother-birth cohort, a population for which information is limited in Japan. The diet and lifestyle of a pregnant woman can positively or negatively influence the health of both the mother and child. In this study, we investigated the nutritional and health characteristics, dietary behavior, lifestyle, educational background, and annual income of pregnant women with the aim of describing health maintenance and enhancement in this cohort. We also assessed maternal dietary fiber and folate intakes, serum folate and PCB levels from maternal blood samples, and questionnaire results to study the association between maternal dietary factors and fetal effects. Our findings suggest that new approaches to nutrition guidelines aimed at maternal health maintenance and enhancement would be useful.

Free Research Field

栄養疫学