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Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nutrition and Exercise Intervention from Early Pregnancy to Achieve Recommended Gestational Weight Gain

Abstract

A randomized two-arm prospective superiority trial tested the efficacy of a novel structured and monitored nutrition (bi-weekly counselling for individualized energy and high dairy protein diet) and exercise program (walking goal of 10,000 steps/day) (intervention) compared to usual care (control) in pregnant women to achieve gestational weight gain (GWG) within current recommendations. Women recruited in communities in southern Ontario, Canada …

Authors

Atkinson SA; Maran A; Dempsey K; Perreault M; Vanniyasingam T; Phillips SM; Hutton EK; Mottola MF; Wahoush O; Xie F

Journal

Nutrients, Vol. 14, No. 4,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/nu14040810

ISSN

2072-6643