Affiliations: Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China | Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA | Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC, USA | Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose
intolerance with first recognition during pregnancy. With the new IADPSG
diagnostic criteria the prevalence of GDM increases significantly worldwide.
The potential risks of GDM for mother and child both in the short and long term
urge more treatments to be explored. Resistant starches as a prebiotics has
been shown possessing multiple health benefits including improving glucose
tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Altered gut fermentation and microbiota and
sequential enhancement in blood gut peptides (i.e. GLP-1) are suggested
mechanisms involved. The goal of this paper is to provide a brief overview on
GDM and the role of RS in the treatment of GDM.
