Tielemans, Myrte

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Stellingen	behorende	bij	het	proefschrift	Eating for Two in Pregnancy: Health outcomes in pregnant women and their children 	I. A	calorie	is	a	calorie:	total	energy	intake	but	not	the	dietary	source	of	 energy	 intake	 is	 associated	 with	 gestational	 weight	 gain	 (this	thesis)		II. Low	 omega-6	 fatty	 acid	 concentrations	 in	 mid-pregnancy	 are	associated	with	a	lower	prevalence	of	excessive	gestational	weight	gain	(this	thesis)		III. High	maternal	vitamin	B12	levels	in	pregnancy	are	associated	with	a	reduced	risk	of	preterm	birth	(this	thesis)		IV. Children	 of	 women	 with	 high	 protein	 intake	 during	 pregnancy	have	a	higher	body	mass	index,	but	this	is	mainly	due	to	a	higher	fat-free	mass	(this	thesis)			V. Maternal	 dietary	 acid	 load	 is	 not	 involved	 in	 the	 aetiology	 of	hypertensive	complications	in	pregnancy	(this	thesis)		VI. Null	findings	should	be	equally	valued	as	positive	findings		VII. People	are	fed	by	the	Food	Industry,	which	pays	little	attention	to	health,	 and	 are	 treated	 by	 the	Health	 Industry,	which	 pays	 little	attention	to	food	(adapted	from	Wendell	Berry)		VIII. Multidrug-resistant	microorganisms	are	like	epidemiologists;	they	make	simple	things	complicated			IX. As	 a	 result	 of	 the	 abolishment	 of	 the	 Dutch	 basic	 study	 grant,	enrolment	in	academia	will	be	more	restricted	to	the	elite			X. The	enjoyment	of	writing	a	thesis	increases	exponentially	by	each	cup	of	coffee	but	effect-modification	by	coffee	quality	exists			XI. It	 is	good	to	have	an	end	to	journey	toward;	but	 it	 is	the	journey	that	matters,	in	the	end	(Ursula	K.	Le	Guin)		Myrte	J.	Tielemans		Rotterdam,	29	juni	2016	

Eating for Two in Pregnancy: Health outcomes in pregnant women and their children

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Eating for Two in Pregnancy: Health outcomes in pregnant women and their children

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