The research aims to examine the relationship between dietary protein intake and the risk of preterm birth in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Analyzed dietary protein intake from various sources in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Monitored preterm birth outcomes associated with different protein sources, especially animal protein.
Increased protein intake linked to a higher risk of preterm birth.
Animal protein sources had a stronger association with preterm birth compared to plant sources.
Abstract
This study suggests that increasing protein intake, especially from animal sources, was associated with a greater risk of preterm birth in patients with GDM.