Maternal protein intake during pregnancy and linear growth in the offspring,

Background: Observational and experimental evidence demonstrates that protein intake in infancy programs linear growth. To our knowledge, few studies have examined prenatal maternal protein intake. Objective: Our objective was to examine associations of maternal protein intake during pregnancy with offspring linear growth. Design: We analyzed data from 1961 mother–child pairs in Project Viva. We assessed first- and second-trimester diet with the...