2007
Puerto Rican differ from non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas in pre‐gravid BMI, total fat and dietary fiber intakes
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Fernandez M, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Puerto Rican differ from non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas in pre‐gravid BMI, total fat and dietary fiber intakes. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a1046-a1047. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1046-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIDietary fiber intakePregnant LatinasNutrient intakeMean intakeFiber intakeTotal dietary fiber intakeThird pregnancy trimesterMean nutrient intakesHigher mean intakesSignificant differencesPuerto RicansPregnancy trimesterNormal BMIDietary recallsLower BMIProspective studyMean ageDietary intakeBMITotal fatIntakeDietary fiberPreliminary findingsFat
2006
Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Fernandez M. Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a7-a7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a7-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-pregnancy BMIExcessive weight gainWeight gainNormal weightPre-pregnancy overweight/obesityPregnancy weight gainPre-pregnancy weightOverweight/obesityPrenatal weight gainLow-income LatinasSelf-reported weightNormal BMIPregnant LatinasObese participantsThird trimesterDietary recallsLower BMIProspective studyMean ageDietary patternsPregnancyBMIBaseline surveyLatina womenOverweight