@misc{10481/91854,
year = {2023},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/91854},
abstract = {This study aimed to investigate whether the effects of an exercise program during pregnancy
on postpartum body composition are moderated by following a healthy dietary pattern
(i.e., Mediterranean diet (MD)). Eighty-three pregnant women (control n = 40, exercise n = 43) were
included in the present quasi-experimental study. The exercise intervention consisted of a 60 min,
3 day/week throughout pregnancy from gestational week 17, supervised concurrent (aerobic + resistance)
exercise program. A food frequency questionnaire and the MD Score (min–max: 0–50) were
employed to assess dietary habits and the MD adherence during pregnancy, respectively. Postpartum
body composition was measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, 6 weeks postpartum. The
body mass index and the gynecoid fat mass at postpartum were lower in the exercise compared to
the control group (p = 0.018 and p = 0.047, respectively). There was an interaction showing that the
MD adherence during pregnancy positively moderated the effects of the exercise intervention on
postpartum lean mass (p = 0.024), fat mass percentage (p = 0.092), android fat mass (p = 0.076), and
android-to-gynecoid fat mass (p = 0.019). The Johnson–Neyman technique revealed that the effects of
exercise were enhanced at a MD score of ~31 for lean mass, ~25 for fat mass, ~23 for android fat mass
and ~29 for android-to-gynecoid fat mass. Our results suggest that a concurrent-exercise training
plus an optimal MD adherence during pregnancy might be a useful strategy to promote a healthier
body composition at the postpartum period.},
organization = {Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta de
Andalucía (PI-0395-2016)},
organization = {University of Granada, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence;
Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES)},
organization = {Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de
Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),
REF. SOMM17/6107/UGR},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education,
Culture, and Sports (Grant number FPU17/03715)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Nutrition},
keywords = {Lifestyle behaviors},
keywords = {Dietary patterns},
title = {Impact of Exercise Intervention Combined with Optimal Mediterranean Diet Adherence during Pregnancy on Postpartum Body Composition: A Quasi-Experimental Study—The GESTAFIT Project},
doi = {10.3390/nu15204413},
author = {De la Flor Alemany, Marta and Acosta Manzano, Pedro and Hidalgo Migueles, Jairo and Henriksson, Pontus and Löf, Marie and Aparicio García-Molina, Virginia},
}