Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Physiology of nutrient intake and absorption during pregnancy. |
| Authors: |
Gatford KL; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.; Nutrition, Diabetes and Gut Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.; Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia., Page AJ; School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.; Nutrition, Diabetes and Gut Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
| Source: |
Advances in physiology education [Adv Physiol Educ] 2026 Jun 01; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 405-412. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 09. |
| Publication Type: |
Journal Article; Review |
| Language: |
English |
| Journal Info: |
Publisher: American Physiological Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100913944 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1522-1229 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10434046 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Adv Physiol Educ Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): |
Original Publication: Bethesda, MD : American Physiological Society, c1989- |
| MeSH Terms: |
Eating*/physiology , Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*/physiology , Nutritional Requirements*/physiology , Nutrients*/metabolism , Intestinal Absorption*/physiology , Gastrointestinal Absorption*/physiology, Adaptation, Physiological/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Animals |
| Abstract: |
Pregnancy requires substantial maternal adaptations and increased function of maternal systems including cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems to provide nutrients and remove wastes from the conceptus. How the increased nutrient requirements for conceptus growth and increased maternal metabolic rate are met is less well understood than adaptations in some other systems, however. This Staying Current review will therefore provide an overview of nutrient requirements, adaptations in food intake, and adaptations in nutrient absorption during pregnancy, to support teaching of these concepts to undergraduate and postgraduate biology, physiology, and health science students.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This Staying Current review summarizes current understanding of nutrient requirements, adaptations in food intake, and adaptations in nutrient absorption during pregnancy during human and nonhuman mammalian pregnancy. Most information about mechanisms underlying increased food intake and nutrient absorption has been obtained in rodents. High quality studies of the mechanisms determining satiety and nutrient absorption throughout pregnancy are needed across mammalian species including humans to address gaps in current knowledge. |
| Contributed Indexing: |
Keywords: appetite regulation; gastrointestinal absorption; maternal nutritional physiological phenomena; pregnancy |
| Entry Date(s): |
Date Created: 20260309 Date Completed: 20260710 Latest Revision: 20260710 |
| Update Code: |
20260711 |
| DOI: |
10.1152/advan.00251.2025 |
| PMID: |
41800739 |
| Database: |
MEDLINE |