Caloric and Lipid Profiles during Pregnancy in a Socio-Culturally Diverse Society
Elisabet Fernández-Gómez,
Miriam Mohatar-Barba,
María López-Olivares,
Trinidad Luque-Vara,
María Angustias Sánchez-Ojeda,
Adelina Martín-Salvador,
Carmen Enrique-Mirón
Affiliations
Elisabet Fernández-Gómez
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
Miriam Mohatar-Barba
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
María López-Olivares
Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
Trinidad Luque-Vara
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
María Angustias Sánchez-Ojeda
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
Adelina Martín-Salvador
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
Carmen Enrique-Mirón
HUM-613 Research Group, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain
This research analyzes the determining factors in diet quality among the Spanish pregnant population with the aim of promoting healthier eating habits and preventing the development of non-communicable diseases. It is a diagnostic, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and observational study, with correlational descriptive methodology, and 306 participants. The information was collected using the 24 h dietary recall. Various sociodemographic factors that influence diet quality were analyzed. It was found that pregnant women consume too much protein and fat, score high in SFA consumption, and do not achieve the CH recommendations, consuming twice as much sugar. Carbohydrate intake is inversely related to income (β = −0.144, p p p p p p < 0.005). The results of this research show that the diet quality of pregnant women does not meet the nutritional recommendations established for the Spanish population.
