Appetite Sensations and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: An Overview of the Explanations

作者：Patil Crystal L^*; Abrams Elizabeth T; Steinmetz Alexis R; Young Sera L

来源：Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2012, 51(5): 394-417.

DOI：10.1080/03670244.2012.696010

• review
• nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
• food cravings
• food aversions
• biocultural
• nutrition

We review information about the potential mechanisms underlying nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP), food cravings, and/or aversions in pregnancy. In addition to providing overviews about genetic predispositions and hormonal associations with appetite sensations and NVP, we review two functional explanations: the %26quot;maternal and embryo protection%26quot; and the %26quot;placental growth and development%26quot; hypotheses. We conclude with a discussion about the kinds of data that would enable us to better evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of NVP across disparate resource and ecological conditions.

• 出版日期2012