Carter RC, et al. - This study was conducted to investigate the association between maternal alcohol use and nutrition during pregnancy. During pregnancy, alcohol consumption was not correlated with meaningful changes in diet or anthropometric measures in this population, implying that poor nutrition among drinkers did not confound the extensively reported effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on growth and neurobehavior. Furthermore, the poor gestational weight gain and high rates of insufficient intake for several nutrients in both the alcohol-exposed and control groups were of public health importance.