All Entries in the "Pregnancy Diet" Category
Your Diet In Early Pregnancy Could Influence Health, Sex Of Child
A recent study examined the effect that certain diets had on pregnant mice and saw that the sex of the offspring could be influenced through the diet of the pregnant mice.
This study is likely to explain to us, how diet of the mother around the time of conception can and does affect human babies.
It was [...]
Pregnancy Foods – What Do You Crave And What Is Safe For You?
Pregnancy food cravings are a commonly experienced symptom of pregnancy.
While some women crave salt, others long for sweets; yet others salivate at the sight or smell of pickles!
If Halle Berry famously craved pickles and foot massages during her pregnancy and supermodel Heidi Klum wanted ice-cream, then Angelina [...]
Want Your Baby Not To Have Allergies? Eat More Veggies
We are getting ever increasing information about how a mother’s behavior during pregnancy affects the health, immunity and even intelligence quotient of a child.
And now apparently even allergic reactions of the baby can be determined by a mother’s diet during pregnancy.
According to a Japanese study, eating more fruits and vegetables when pregnant lowered the baby’s [...]
Folic Acid Deficiency – What Can Happen?
One of the first things that a pregnant woman is advised to do is start on a folic acid supplement.
In fact it is recommend that if a woman is planning on getting pregnant, she should start taking a supplement even before conception, so that when the conception occurs there is no folic acid deficiency in [...]
MSG During Pregnancy
MSG, Monosodium Glutamate or Ajinomoto is supposed to be that taste, apart from the basic ones that is known as Umami or the savory taste.
It adds an indefinable element to the food that elevates that taste and helps you taste the flavors better. While it has no taste of its own, it [...]
Get Your Calcium Even If You Have Lactose Intolerance
Pregnancy is a time when your calcium intake is of particular importance and because of their protein and calcium rich nature, milk and other dairy products become particularly important at this time.
In some women it can happen that lactose intolerance may actually happen during pregnancy but this is rare.
However women who [...]
Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy May Boost Mood
According to the study of British women, consuming omega-3-rich seafood may lift the mood of women who feels depressed during pregnancy.
Dr. Jean Golding and colleagues at the University of Bristol found a connection between low intake of omega-3 fatty acid from seafood and an increased risk of high depressive level symptoms during pregnancy in the [...]
Eating Fiber For A Healthier Pregnancy
Constipation is a very common side effect of pregnancy, but it can be considerably reduced by eating a healthy diet that includes fiber-rich foods and plenty of liquids.
A diet which includes fiber rich foods can also help prevent the development of hemorrhoids, another less than pleasant side-effect of pregnancy, and [...]
Your Pregnancy And Omega 3 Fatty Acids
The importance of a healthy diet during pregnancy cannot be overstated.
The foundation for your baby’s health is laid down during your pregnancy, and choices you make now can have far-reaching consequences.
That’s why you need to include Omega 3 essential fatty acids in your diet. Omega 3 fatty acids are called essential [...]
Vegan And Veggie Diets Good For Pregnant Women
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have confirmed that a well-balanced vegan or vegetarian diet can be a good choice for women who are expecting a baby as well as the baby itself.
These vegetarian diets are healthy for both mother and child, and although they may be deficient in vitamin [...]
