B2110 - DIETARY PATTERNS IN PREGNANCY AND OFFSPRING GROWTH OUTCOMES A MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF BIRTH COHORTS - 28/11/2013

B number: 
B2110
Principal applicant name: 
Dre Camilla Nykjaer (University of Leeds, UK)
Co-applicants: 
Prof Janet Cade (University of Leeds, UK), Dr Darren Greenwood (University of Leeds, UK), Dr Nisreen Alwan (University of Leeds, UK)
Title of project: 
DIETARY PATTERNS IN PREGNANCY AND OFFSPRING GROWTH OUTCOMES: A MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF BIRTH COHORTS.
Proposal summary: 

Aims:

1) Characterise dietary patterns in pregnancy using data from English and Danish birth cohorts.

2) Compare dietary patterns between pregnant women living in England and Denmark.

3) Examine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns in pregnancy and size at birth.

4) Examine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns in pregnancy and offspring growth at year 7, 1 and 6 months.

5) Assess the relationship of change in maternal dietary patterns and childhood adiposity measures.

Date proposal received: 
Monday, 18 November, 2013
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 28 November, 2013
Keywords: 
Diet, Pregnancy
Primary keyword: 
Growth