Table 4.

Comparison of NW and OW calories, macro and micronutrients intakes vs. LARN recommendations for pregnancy (values expressed as mean).

Energy, Macro and Micronutrients	BMI	I Trimester	II Trimester	III Trimester
Calories, kcal	LARN	2213	2410	2640
	NW	2068.7	1993.3	2019.0
	OW	1927.7	1732.4	1622.1
Alcohol, g	LARN	0	0	0
	NW	0.7	0.9	1.0
	OW	0.3	0.6	0.8
Proteins, g	LARN	55	62	80
	NW	81.3	78.0	81.2
	OW	73.6	69.1	66.8
Proteins, %	LARN	15	15	15
	NW	15.7	15.6	16.1
	OW	15.3	15.9	16.5
Animal proteins, %	LARN	67	67	67
	NW	61.3	62.4	62.3
	OW	62.0	64.8	67.0
Vegetable proteins, %	LARN	33	33	33
	NW	36.8	35.6	35.6
	OW	35.9	33.5	31.2
Lipids, %	LARN	20–35	20–35	20–35
	NW	30.0	29.9	28.3
	OW	28.6	30.7	28.4
Carbohydrates, %	LARN	45–60	45–60	45–60
	NW	51.6	51.7	52.6
	OW	53.6	50.9	52.5
Sugars, %	LARN	<15	<15	<15
	NW	20.4	21.6	21.5
	OW	22.0	21.7	23.8
Dietary Fiber, g	LARN	25	25	25
	NW	24.6	23.1	24.2
	OW	22.6	19.3	17.7
Drinking water, mL	LARN	2350	2350	2350
	NW	1840.2	1821.1	1822.0
	OW	1747.3	1916.7	1836.1
Cholesterol, mg	LARN	<300	<300	<300
	NW	260.6	251.1	261.6
	OW	233.3	225.1	219.1
Saturated Fatty acids, %	LARN	<10	<10	<10
	NW	9.5	9.5	9.1
	OW	9.1	9.8	9.1
Polyunsaturated Fatty acids, %	LARN	5–10	5–10	5–10
	NW	4.4	4.4	4.1
	OW	4.0	4.3	4.3
Monounsaturated Fatty acids, %	LARN	5–10	5–10	5–10
	NW	12.7	12.5	11.6
	OW	12.2	12.9	11.4
EPA + DHA, mg	LARN	350–450	350–450	350–450
	NW	727	703	743
	OW	523	559	655
Calcium, mg	LARN	1200	1200	1200
	NW	798.0	769.5	787.8
	OW	685.5	674.4	688.5
Sodium, mg	LARN	1500	1500	1500
	NW	2892.8	2662.8	2535.7
	OW	2677.3	2259.8	2029.5
Potassium, mg	LARN	3900	3900	3900
	NW	3705.4	3680.9	3827.6
	OW	3318.9	3153.9	3125.6
Phosphorus, mg	LARN	700	700	700
	NW	1292.6	1248.6	1297.4
	OW	1140.9	1086.3	1089.5
Iron mg	LARN	27	27	27
	NW	12.5	11.8	12.5
	OW	10.7	10.1	10.2
Zinc, mg	LARN	12	12	12
	NW	13.2	12.2	13.3
	OW	11.2	10.3	10.7
Folic acid, µg	LARN	600	600	600
	NW	440.8	427.4	455.5
	OW	400.1	345.3	327.4