Pregnancy

Working with pregnant clients can often mean a lot of questions since most moms want not only what is best for them but also their baby. Foods that might not have been an issue before may come under scrutiny for a newly pregnant woman – especially if she is diagnosed...

May 10, 2016 -- In the article “Association Between Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption During Pregnancy and Infant Body Mass Index,” published in May 2016 in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from the University of Manitoba suggest that daily consumption of artificially sweetened beverages by women during pregnancy may increase their child’s future...

ATLANTA (February 10, 2014) — A British study of more than 8,000 women has found that consuming diet cola during pregnancy does not increase the risk of preterm birth. The findings, which were published online January 8 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reaffirm the safety of diet beverages....

ATLANTA (March 13, 2013) — In the study, “Consumption of Artificially-Sweetened Soft Drinks in Pregnancy and Risk of Child Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis” published by Maslova et al in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the study authors examined the relationship between intake of low-calorie sweetened (LCS) beverages during pregnancy...

ATLANTA (June 18, 2012) — The Calorie Control Council is pleased that the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) today released a report that concludes that low-calorie sweeteners do not cause adverse effects during pregnancy.  ANSES does state, however, that on the basis of one study additional...

AJCN Study Regarding Pre-term Labor and Diet Soft Drinks Misleading Atlanta (July 8, 2010) – A new study, "Intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks and risk of preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study of 59,334 Danish pregnant women," published in the July online (ahead of print) edition of the American...