Food patterns and dietary quality associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway

摘要: Background: Little is known about the consumption of organic food during pregnancy. The aim this study was to describe dietary characteristics associated with frequent among pregnant women participating in Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Methods: present includes 63 808 who years 2002–2007 answered two questionnaires, a general health questionnaire at gestational weeks 15 frequency 17-22. exploration patterns by Principal component analyses (PCA) followed ANOVA investigating how these as well intake selected groups were food. Results: first principal (PC1) identified PCA, accounting for 12% variation, interpreted ‘health sustainability component’, high positive loadings vegetables, fruit berries, cooking oil, whole grain bread cereal products negative meat, including processed white bread, cakes sweets. Frequent food, which reported 9.1% participants (n=5786), increased scores on component’ (p<0.001). increase score represented approximately 1/10 total variation independent sociodemographic lifestyle characteristics. Participants had diet higher density fiber most nutrients such folate, beta-carotene vitamin C, lower sodium compared no or low consumption. Conclusion: showed that reporting organically produced pattern quality more line public advice healthy sustainable diets. A methodological implication overall needs be included future studies potential outcomes related