Prospective Associations of Diet Quality During Pregnancy With Cardiovascular Health (Life’s Essential 8) Among Women in Midlife
ABSTRACT Introduction Cardiovascular health (CVH) often declines in midlife. Diet during pregnancy, a similarly sensitive period involving physiological changes, may influence long-term CVH, but few studies have examined this relationship. We examined the associations between diet during pregnancy and CVH in midlife. Methods Participants are 776 women enroled in Project Viva during early pregnancy (1999–2002,

