Diet May Affect Risk after Pregnancy Diabetes

Eating a healthy diet may reduce the risk that women who go through pregnancy diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes later, a study finds. Some women develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy. The condition goes away after the birth. But these women are more likely than others to develop type 2 diabetes later. The study looked at information on 4,413 women who developed diabetes during pregnancy. The women were all part of a long-term study of nurses’ health. During that study, they answered questions regularly about what they ate. For the new study, researchers divided the women into groups based on how healthy their diets were. Their diets were compared with 3 diet patterns that are all rich in whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables and legumes. These diets include poultry, seafood and nuts. They limit red and processed meats.