{"id":6620,"date":"2024-02-27T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:19:01","slug":"diet-linked-to-preeclampsia-among-low-income-hispanic-women-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/diet-linked-to-preeclampsia-among-low-income-hispanic-women-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A new USC study suggests that interventions in diet during pregnancy could help address this health disparity faced by Hispanic\/Latina women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"meta\">\n                  <span class=\"author\">Hope Hamashige<\/span>\n        \n                  <span class=\"date\">February 27, 2024<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--embed\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing\" data-heateor-ss-offset=\"0\" data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/diet-linked-to-preeclampsia-among-low-income-hispanic-women-during-pregnancy\/'><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/02\/iStock-1443435455-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2024\/02\/iStock-1443435455-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Photo shows a Hispanic pregnant woman having an ultrasound.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n          <figcaption><p>Photo\/iStock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>A research study led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that certain combinations of foods consumed during pregnancy may be linked to a higher likelihood of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening blood pressure condition that can have serious consequences for both mother and baby.<\/p>\n<p>The study, which focuses on low-income Hispanic women in Los Angeles, suggests that different combinations of foods in a woman\u2019s diet during pregnancy have the potential to increase or reduce the likelihood of preeclampsia development, and that interventions in diet during pregnancy may help reduce the risk of preeclampsia.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that Hispanic women develop hypertension disorders during pregnancy more frequently than other groups of women, but little research has been done to date to understand this health disparity or find possible interventions. Preeclampsia, a type of hypertensive disorder that typically develops around the 20<sup>th<\/sup> week of pregnancy, can put the lives of the mother and fetus at risk for serious pregnancy complications.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 451 Hispanic women involved in the study, 12% developed preeclampsia, twice the national average of 6%, noted Luis E. Maldonado, PhD, MPH, a postdoctoral scholar and research associate in the department of population and public health sciences at the <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/\">Keck School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings are alarming and underscore the research need to determine factors driving this health disparity and identify effective interventions to prevent it, said Maldonado, who is lead author of the research which was just published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/JAHA.123.029848\">Journal of the American Heart Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One type of diet appeared beneficial, another type detrimental<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To determine if a connection existed between diet and the likelihood of developing high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy, the researchers used data collected by the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors study, or MADRES, an ongoing prospective pregnancy cohort of predominantly low-income Hispanic women in the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>The subjects completed two questionnaires related to their consumption of food and beverages during the third trimester of their pregnancy. The team also collected information on high blood pressure disorders from the women\u2019s medical records.<\/p>\n<p>Based on these diet interviews, the researchers identified two significant dietary patterns. In one, the most consumed foods were vegetables, oils, fruits, whole grains, and yogurt. In the second pattern, the women\u2019s diet consisted primarily of solid fats, refined grains, cheese, added sugar, and processed meat.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed women who adhered the most to a diet high in solid fats, refined grains and cheese were four times as likely to develop preeclampsia than women who adhered the least to this type of diet.\u00a0 Meanwhile, women who adhered the most (versus women who adhered the least) to a diet primarily focused on vegetables, oils and fruit were least likely to develop preeclampsia during pregnancy. Among the women who were overweight before their pregnancy, a known risk factor for developing preeclampsia, the effect of eating a diet focused on vegetables, oils and fruit was stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of foods in the overall diet during pregnancy appear to be related to preeclampsia and this research gives important insight into which food combinations may confer protection or detriment,\u201d said Maldonado. \u201cDiet is a modifiable lifestyle factor which provides a potential intervention point during pregnancy. Our findings suggest low-income Hispanic women at greater risk for preeclampsia may benefit from dietary guidance during prenatal visits to improve intakes of certain combination of foods such as vegetables, oils, and fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparison to Healthy Eating Index <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The researchers also used the dietary information collected to determine how well the women\u2019s diets scored on the Healthy Eating Index and to evaluate whether this metric could shed light on dietary habits that either heighten or diminish the likelihood of developing preeclampsia. The Healthy Eating Index is a measure of diet quality based on recommendations developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>Although having a higher score on the Healthy Eating Index, which indicates a higher quality diet, was associated with fewer cases of preeclampsia, the relationship was not statistically significant except in the case of women who were overweight prior to becoming pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>Maldonado noted that the Healthy Eating Index, which is based on dietary recommendations for the U.S. population as a whole, may not be the most suitable guidelines for the prevention of preeclampsia or other hypertension disorders during pregnancy among low-income Hispanic pregnant women based on the study\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p>Based on this data, however, Maldonado said the evidence suggests that a diet of vegetables, oils and fruits appears to be most beneficial diet among the diets evaluated in the study for reducing the likelihood of developing preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women. \u201cIn general, further research is still needed to understand which combination of foods in the overall diet are most optimal for the prevention of preeclampsia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About this study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additional authors of the study include Theresa M. Bastain, Carrie V. Breton, Thomas Chavez, Sandra P. Eckel, Shohreh F. Farzan, Brendan H. Grubbs, Rima Habre, Laila A. Al Marayati, and Tingyu Yang of the Keck School of Medicine of USC; Genevieve F. Dunton of the Keck School of Medicine and the USC Department of Psychology; and Claudia M. Toledo-Corral from California State University, Northridge.<\/p>\n<p>This research was supported by grants from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center (P50ES026086, 83615801-0, P50MD01570) funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center (P30ES007048) funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Lifecourse Approach to Developmental Repercussions of Environmental Agents on Metabolic and Respiratory health (LA DREAMERs) (UH3OD023287), a Zumberge Diversity and Inclusion Research Award to Dr. Farzan and an ECHO Diversity Supplement to Dr. Maldonado (UH3OD023287-06S1) funded by the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director ECHO Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  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