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The Importance of Good Prenatal Nutrition
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.
The Joslin study is one more bit of evidence that it's
simply not true. Poor nutrition during pregnancy can have
serious, long-lasting effects on your baby's health -effects
that sometimes don't show up until adulthood.
If you're an expectant mother, or planning to become
pregnant soon, doctors recommend that you eat a healthy,
well-balanced diet that includes all the nutrients that you
and your baby need. According to the USDA, your body needs
200-300 more calories a day - not quite eating for two, but
a substantial increase above your usual intake.
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:
The best thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a
healthy, varied diet that will provide all the nutrients he
or she needs to grow right. According to nutritionists, your
body needs at least 200 extra calories daily to account for
the additional stresses that it's undergoing.
Want another bonus? Watching your nutrition during your
pregnancy is that you reduce your risk of developing
diabetes yourself. Gestational diabetes can cause
complications in your pregnancy, including preeclampsia and
premature delivery.
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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