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0393/2012 - Basal Metabolism during pregnancy: Systematic Review
Metabolismo Basal durante a gestação: Revisão Sistemática

Author:

• ENILCE DE OLIVEIRA FONSECA SALLY - Sally, E.O.F. - Niterói, RJ - UFF - <eoliveirasally@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Vivian Wahrlich - Wahrlich, V - UFF - <vwahrlich@gmail.com>
• Luiz Antonio dos Anjos - Anjos, L. A. - Niterói, RJ - UFF - <lanjos@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5257-6912

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Gestational energy expenditure (EE) is the basis for nutritional counseling and weight control. The objective of the present study was to systematically review the behavior of the basal metabolic rate (BMR), the largest component of EE, during non gemelar pregnancy of healthy women. Based on the inclusion criteria 37 articles were identified (24 cohort and 13 cross-sectional studies). Increases in BMR (between 8.0 and 35.0%) were observed in most cohort studies and it was related to the duration of follow-up and nutritional status. In the cross-sectionals, the increase in BMR varied from 8.0 to 28.0% close to delivery comparatively to the first trimester or post-partum. Lack of information on maternal age, loss of follow-up and short duration of follow-up during the pregnancy were serious limitations in the identified studies. In conclusion, BMR increases during pregnancy, particularly after the second trimester. The best reliable data come from the few cohort studies that initiated before pregnancy.

Keywords:

Basal Metabolism Pregnancy Energy Metabolism Women

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Sally, E.O.F., Wahrlich, V, Anjos, L. A.. Basal Metabolism during pregnancy: Systematic Review. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Apr). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/basal-metabolism-during-pregnancy-systematic-review/9791?id=9791



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