Table 2 Body weight and dietary fat intake at different stages of pregnancy (n = 226)*

Body weight (kg)

66.6 ± 10.0

73.3 ± 10.1

77.7 ± 10.4

Total energy (kJ/day)

8710 ± 1720

9330 ± 1740

9310 ± 1760

Total fat (g/day)

73.2 ± 21.2

81.9 ± 21.2

81.3 ± 20.8

SFA (g/day)

31.2 ± 9.9

35.0 ± 10.0

35.3 ± 10.4

MUFA (g/day)

26.3 ± 8.4

29.6 ± 8.4

28.9 ± 8.0

PUFA (g/day)

10.5 ± 3.7

11.5 ± 4.1

11.2 ± 3.9

n-3 PUFA (g/day)

1.92 ± 0.76

2.07 ± 0.93

1.97 ± 0.77

Long n-3 PUFA (g/day)

0.27 ± 0.37

0.25 ± 0.34

0.20 ± 0.27

n-6 PUFA (g/day)

8.44 ± 3.17

9.27 ± 3.49

9.07 ± 3.41

n-6 PUFA/n-3 PUFA

4.64 ± 1.36

4.92 ± 3.23

4.85 ± 1.46