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Study: Online diet goal-setting helped pregnant women achieve healthy weight gain

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Goal-setting and self-monitoring tools successfully used by some expectant mothers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of obesity in both mothers and babies. To avoid dangerous gestational weight gain, it is important to identify effective tools for behavior change. A new study appearing in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, found online diet goal-setting helped women achieve healthy weight gain if they started the study with a normal body weight, but it was not effective for women with a higher body mass index (BMI).

“As we look to the future, digital behavioral nutrition interventions will become more widely used,” said lead author Christine M. Olson, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. “This study is an example of the research needed to understand which tools will be useful in real- world digital interventions for pregnant women.”

“The diet goal-setting tool appears to be an effective component of online intervention for weight gain management for women who begin pregnancy with normal BMI. Although the tool was used more frequently by women who were overweight, it was not effective in reducing their risk of excessive weight gain,” concluded Dr. Olson. “This group may need more personalized, face-to-face approaches to dietary change.”

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