
#441: Julie Abayomi, PhD, RD - Diet During Pregnancy
Sigma Nutrition Radio
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Are We at a Point of Focusing on Diet Quality for All Women?
I think we should be focusing on dietary quality for all women, regardless of their b m i. And it helps with some of the issues of weht stigma. We know from research as well that health professionals often feel very uncomfortable talking to women about healthy diet and healthy weight gain when they're over weight to start with. So if we were having these conversations about a healthy weight gain and a healthy diet with all women, it kind of moves some of that stigma and some of the awkwardness that health professionals might feel. But at the same time, i don't think we can ignore weight. I think weight is still an important issue, and i think we should still be guiding people about
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