The early infant gut microbiome varies in association with a maternal high-fat diet

Table 1 Comparison of maternal dietary intake in pregnancy

	Study cohort^a (n = 138)	US average^b	Recommended^c	Cohort versus US average^d (p value)
Fiber (g)	24.9 ± 13.2	15.8^e	>25 g	0.001
Intake of fat (%)	33.1 ± 6.1	33.0^e	20–35	0.92
Added sugar (g)	59.6 ± 42	68.8^f	<25 g	0.01

^aValues represent the mean and standard deviation of the cohort’s dietary intake per day. Dietary information was not captured for 19 mothers
^bUS average for reproductive-aged women (19–39 years) in the US reported
^cInstitute of Medicine recommendations [29]
^dSignificance determined by Student’s t-test
^e“What We Eat in America”, NHANES 2011–2012 [59]
^fData from Ervin and Ogden [60]

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