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Good Prenatal Nutrition Key To Healthy Baby
by Ralph E Halsey
http://www.rehnutrition.com

If you needed one more reason to eat healthy while you're
pregnant, here it is. Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes
Center in Boston, Massachusetts have found a link between
prenatal nutrition and adult onset diabetes. In the study, a
team of researchers led by Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Patti
deliberately malnourished a group of mice during the third
trimester of pregnancy.

The implications of the study say more about prenatal
nutrition than they do about the causes of diabetes.

For generations, mothers warned their daughters about the
things they ate during pregnancy, relating stories about
children developing allergies to foods that were consumed
too often or other old wives' tales. Modern science turned
its nose up at the notion, instead fostering the belief that
no matter how poorly the mother ate, the growing fetus
wouldn't be affected. It was believed that the needed
nutrients would simply be taken from the mother's stores.

Research has shown that this simply isn't true. Now doctors
realize that deficiencies of most nutrients in the mother's
diet will result in deficiencies in the baby - deficiencies
that can lead to health problems even when the child is
grown and become an adult.

So what's an expectant mother to do? The answer is simple:
make sure that your body is getting the proper nutrition
throughout your pregnancy. Nutritionists at the American
Dietetic Association recommend eating about 300 calories
more per day while you're pregnant. They offer these diet
guidelines for pregnant women:

Those extra calories shouldn't just be applied willy-nilly,
though. According to the American Dietetic Association, your
diet as a pregnant woman should include the following:

7 or more servings of fruit and vegetables 9 or more
servings of whole grains, rice or pasta 4 or more servings
of dairy, milk, yogurt or cheese 2 or more servings of
protein - fish, eggs, meat or nuts At least 400 mcg f folic
acid (vitamin B) Low dose iron supplements A good
multivitamin At least 6 8 ounce glasses of water a day.

Based on that, the USDA recommends the following diet for
pregnant women:

If you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the
next six months, a visit to a nutritionist can help you work
out a healthy eating and supplement plan that will provide
your body with all the nutrition it needs to grow a healthy
baby. He or she can help you fit your favorite foods into a
balanced diet, and make suggestions that will improve your
overall health.

It may be a good idea to ask your obstetrician or midwife
for a referral to a good nutritionist. He or she can help
you put together a healthy eating plan that will carry both
you and your baby through pregnancy in the full bloom of
health.

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