Clinical Trial: Implementation of a Mediterranean Diet Program for Overweight or Obese Pregnant Women in a Low-resource Clinical Setting
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Gestational Weight Gain
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Implementation of a Mediterranean Diet Program for Overweight or Obese Pregnant Women in a Low-resource Clinical Setting
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this research is to compare two healthy diet styles during pregnancy.Sixty pregnant women between 8 and 16 weeks will participate.Participates will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to either receive routine healthy diet advice and counseling, or to receive advice and counseling for the Mediterranean style diet.Our current routine healthy diet program follows the recommendations provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).It recommends the consumption of…
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