Progress of Research on the Effects of Intestinal Flora and Dietary Fiber on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is closely related to adverse pregnancy outcomes and is a common metabolic disease in pregnancy, and as the detection rate of GDM is increasing year by year in China, the prevention and treatment of GDM is of great public health significance. In the long-term research on intestinal flora and dietary fiber, although their roles in the pathogenesis of GDM cannot be fully elucidated, current studies have shown that changes in intestinal flora and increased intake of dietary fiber are helpful for glycemic control in GDM. In this paper, we review the research on the effects of intestinal flora and dietary fiber on the relevance of GDM in recent years to provide some reference for the prevention and treatment of GDM.