Caloric and Lipid Profiles during Pregnancy in a Socio-Culturally Diverse Society Fernández Gómez, Elisabet Mohatar Barba, Miriam López Olivares, María Luque Vara, Trinidad Sánchez-Ojeda, María Angustias Martín Salvador, Adelina Enrique Mirón, Carmen Caloric profile Lipid profile Culture Pregnancy Nutrition This research analyzes the determining factors in diet quality among the Spanish pregnant population with the aim of promoting healthier eating habits and preventing the development of non communicable diseases. It is a diagnostic, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and observational study, with correlational descriptive methodology, and 306 participants. The information was collected using the 24 h dietary recall. Various sociodemographic factors that influence diet quality were analyzed. It was found that pregnant women consume too much protein and fat, score high in SFA consumption, and do not achieve the CH recommendations, consuming twice as much sugar. Carbohydrate intake is inversely related to income (β = −0.144, p < 0.005). Likewise, protein intake is linked to marital status (β = −0.114, p < 0.005) and religion (β = 0.110, p < 0.005). Finally, lipid intake appears conditional upon age (β = 0.109, p < 0.005). As regards the lipid profile, a positive association is only observed with age and MFA consumption (β = 0.161, p < 0.01). On the other hand, simple sugars are positively related to education (β = 0.106, p < 0.005). The results of this research show that the diet quality of pregnant women does not meet the nutritional recommendations established for the Spanish population. 2023-05-10T08:51:02Z 2023-05-10T08:51:02Z 2023-03-06 journal article Fernández-Gómez, E.; Mohatar-Barba, M.; López-Olivares, M.; Luque-Vara, T.; Sánchez-Ojeda, M.A.; Martín-Salvador, A.; Enrique-Mirón, C. Caloric and Lipid Profiles during Pregnancy in a Socio-Culturally Diverse Society. Foods 2023, 12, 1111. [https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12051111] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81437 10.3390/foods12051111 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI