Preventing Maternal and Pediatric Obesity by Optimizing Meal Properties

Maternal obesity especially in visceral and abdominal regions is a rising problem that increases pediatric morbidity and reduces life quality. Minimizing the problem requires optimizing meal properties. This means optimizing meal size, frequency, timing and sequence. Frequent smaller meals evenly distributed over day-time with no large evening meals, and inclusion of fibrous plant meals in-between are an obligation for pre-gestating and pregnant women. These meal related strategies will allow the gut to maintain its healthiness towards optimal maternal and pediatric splanchnic and peripheral metabolism.