Impact of sugary food consumption on pregnancy: a review

Diet is a modifiable risk factor that plays a key role in pregnancy and future child health. Unbalanced dietary patterns rich in simple sugars and processed foods are clearly associated with the main complications during pregnancy, such as GDM, PAH and excess GWG. Moreover, following an unhealthy dietary pattern during pregnancy not only has an impact on the mother with an increased risk of metabolic disturbances, but the health of her child can also be compromised, with an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese during middle childhood, increased weight for gestational age, higher adiposity, a worse metabolic profile and declined cognitive skills.