Does the impact of a plant-based diet during pregnancy on birth weight differ by ethnicity? A dietary pattern analysis from a prospective Canadian birth cohort alliance

Michael A Zulyniak; Russell J de Souza; Mateen Shaikh; Dipika Desai; Diana L Lefebvre; Milan Gupta; Julie Wilson; Gita Wahi; Padmaja Subbarao; Allan B Becker; Piush Mandhane; Stuart E Turvey; Joseph Beyene; Stephanie Atkinson; Katherine M Morrison; Sarah McDonald; Koon K Teo; Malcolm R Sears; Sonia S Anand

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017753

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Does the impact of a plant-based diet during pregnancy on birth weight differ by ethnicity? A dietary pattern analysis from a prospective Canadian birth cohort alliance

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Michael A Zulyniak Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaSchool of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Russell J de Souza Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mateen Shaikh Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dipika Desai Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diana L Lefebvre Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Milan Gupta Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCanadian Cardiovascular Research Network, Brampton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julie Wilson Six Nations Health Services, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gita Wahi Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Padmaja Subbarao Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Allan B Becker Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Piush Mandhane Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stuart E Turvey Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joseph Beyene Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie Atkinson Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katherine M Morrison Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah McDonald Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Koon K Teo Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Malcolm R Sears Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sonia S Anand Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
for the NutriGen Alliance investigators
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Correspondence to Professor Sonia S Anand; anands{at}mcmaster.ca

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Zulyniak MA, de Souza RJ, Shaikh M for the NutriGen Alliance investigators, et al

Does the impact of a plant-based diet during pregnancy on birth weight differ by ethnicity? A dietary pattern analysis from a prospective Canadian birth cohort alliance

BMJ Open 2017;7:e017753. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017753

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Received May 19, 2017
Revised September 29, 2017
Accepted October 2, 2017
First published November 14, 2017.

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November 14, 2017

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