Fruit and Vegetable-Rich Diet Key to Avoiding Gestational Diabetes

Certain fruits, vegetables, and other plant foods are particularly associated with reduced diabetes risk. Syda Productions/Shutterstock

You’ve heard a lot about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, but did you know that a diet rich in these natural foods can be key to having a healthy pregnancy?

In a study published in July 2019 in the peer-reviewed International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists in Tehran, Iran, investigated the association of consuming fruits, vegetables, and dairy products with instances of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women.