Low Protein Diets for Pregnant Women and Its Association with Insulin Secretion and Resistance

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) complicates 3.5% of pregnancies in England and Wales and continues to show an increase in incidence each year. GDM can lead to diabetes postpartum, it is associated with an increased perinatal risk, and an increase in neonatal mortality. This review article looks at different studies regarding protein diets and their potential effects on GDM. We aimed to determine if a certain protein diet could potentially help protect against GDM using. We found that while a few studies have shown that increasing proteins in the diet of pregnant women, specifically that from poultry, whey, fish, nuts and legumes, may reduce the risk of GDM, there is certainly room for further research on the topic.

Whey protein preloading can alleviate stress adaptation disorder and improve hyperglycemia in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

“…Compared to GDM group, there was no signi cant difference in fasting blood glucose bewteen two groups, but postprandial blood glucose was decreased signi cantly during the entire experimental session. The results are consistent with previous studies that used whey protein preload [5,[10][11][12], but the mechanism is different. Some studies suggest that the hyperglycemia-reducing effect of whey protein preload may relate to insulin stimulation and delaying of glucose absorption in intestinal [13][14][15], and we have got similar result, plasma 2 h insulin was increased on days 5, 7 and 14 in GDM-W group, HOMA-IR decreased signi cantly on days 14 in the experimental session.…”

“…Several studies show that Whey protein preloading can increase insulin sensitivity and have a positive response to the control of hyperglycemia [4,5]. We previously reported that stress adaptation disorder exists in GDM women and may beassociated with the pathogenesis of GDM [6,7].…”

Whey protein preloading can alleviate stress adaptation disorder and improve hyperglycemia in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

“…Compared to GDM group, there was no signi cant difference in fasting blood glucose bewteen two groups, but postprandial blood glucose was decreased signi cantly during the entire experimental session. The results are consistent with previous studies that used whey protein preload 5,[10][11][12] , but the mechanism is different. Some studies suggest that the hyperglycemia-reducing effect of whey protein preload may relate to insulin stimulation and delaying of glucose absorption in intestinal [13][14][15] , and we have got similar result, plasma 2h insulin was increased on days 5, 7 and 14 in GDM-W group, HOMA-IR decreased signi cantly on days 14 in the experimental session.…”

Whey protein preloading can alleviate stress adaptation disorder and improve hyperglycemia in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

“…Compared to GDM group, there was no signi cant difference in fasting blood glucose bewteen two groups, but postprandial blood glucose was decreased signi cantly during the entire experimental session. The results are consistent with previous studies that used whey protein preload [5,[10][11][12], but the mechanism is different. Some studies suggest that the hyperglycemia-reducing effect of whey protein preload may relate to insulin stimulation and delaying of glucose absorption in intestinal [13][14][15], and we have got similar result, plasma 2 h insulin was increased on days 5, 7 and 14 in GDM-W group, HOMA-IR decreased signi cantly on days 14 in the experimental session.…”