💞 This one is for all the potential moms-to-be out there 💞

Women in the United States who followed the Mediterranean Diet around the time of conception experienced a

 💫21% lower risk of pregnancy complications💫 

That’s compared to those who did not follow the Mediterranean Diet. 

Those who adhered most closely to the diet had the lowest rates of:

🔹 Gestational diabetes

🔹 Preeclampsia

🔹 Eclampsia

This was a large study that involved nearly 8000 women of different races and ethnicities across the US. 

It was published in December in JAMA Network Open, one of the official journals of the American Medical Association. 

👉 It’s more solid evidence that diet matters.

Reference

Makarem N, Chau K, Miller EC, et al. Association of a Mediterranean Diet Pattern With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among US Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(12):e2248165 [link]