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A structured pregnancy intervention combining a high-dairy protein diet (25% energy) and a progressive walking program (up to 10,000 steps/day) improves the likelihood of achieving Institute of Medicine (IOM) gestational weight gain (GWG) targets compared to standard prenatal care.
To manage weight gain during pregnancy, combine a diet where 25% of your calories come from dairy proteins (milk, yogurt, cottage cheese) with a daily walking goal of 10,000 steps. Start with 25-minute walks 3-4 times a week, adding 2 minutes each week until you reach 40 minutes. This structured approach is more effective than standard advice alone.
The primary research objective of the Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP) study is to determine whether introducing a structured and monitored nutrition (high-dairy protein diet) and exercise (walking) program (intervention) in early pregnancy, compared to standard prenatal care (control), will increase the number of women attaining GWG (outcome) within the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) sub-category [17].
Why this rating
This is a study protocol; no results or effect sizes are reported yet.
Source
Structured diet and exercise guidance in pregnancy to improve health in women and their offspring: study protocol for the Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP) randomized controlled trial
the BHIP Study team et al. · Trials · 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13063-018-3065-x
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