Effect of Physical Activity and/or Healthy Eating on GDM Risk: The DALI Lifestyle Study

Categories: Dietary Studies, Maternal, Metabolic Health, Physical Activity/Exercise

Tags Insulin Resistance & Diabetes

Type Article

Journal Article

Authors

D. Simmons; R. Devlieger; A. van Assche; G. Jans; S. Galjaard; R. Corcoy; J. M. Adelantado; F. Dunne; G. Desoye; J. Harreiter; A. Kautzky-Willer; P. Damm; E. R. Mathiesen; D. M. Jensen; L. Andersen; A. Lapolla; M. G. Dalfrà; A. Bertolotto; E. Wender-Ozego

Year of publication

2017

Publication/Journal

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

Volume

102

Issue

Pages

903-913

Abstract

CONTEXT: Lifestyle approaches for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have produced mixed results. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of 3 lifestyle interventions [healthy eating (HE), physical activity (PA), and both HE and PA (HE+PA)] with usual care (UC) in reducing GDM risk. DESIGN: The present study was a multicenter randomized controlled trial conducted from 2012 to 2014 [the DALI (vitamin D and lifestyle intervention for GDM prevention) lifestyle study]. SETTING: The study occurred at antenatal clinics across 11 centers in 9 European countries. PATIENTS: Consecutive pregnant women at