Preventing Excessive Weight Gain and Maternal and Infant Fat Accretion

Preventing Excessive Weight Gain and Maternal and Infant Fat Accretion by Increasing Fiber Intake and Changing the Maternal Microbiome During Pregnancy

The purpose of this study is to learn if consuming a high fiber diet will reduce gestational weight gain and maternal and infant fat accretion.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pre-pregnancy BMI 18.5 - 45.0 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Comsuming more than 20 g/day of fiber
• No phone and internet access
• Pre-gestational diabetes
• Diagnosed with diabetes
• Pre-eclampsia
• Hypertension
• Other metabolic abnormalities
• Asthma
• Heart disease
• Smoking
• Drug abuse
• Recent antibiotic use
• Pregnancies of multiples