Overeating is harmful
A photo: firestock Many girls, after learning that they are waiting for a child, begin to eat for two. "But what about? After all, pregnant women should do so! "Indeed, the need for energy in a pregnant woman is increasing, but not doubled. During the first trimester, the expectant mother needs to consume only 200 calories per day more than usual, and during the II-III trimesters - at 300. For clarity, it's 200 grams of low-fat cottage cheese. Overeating will not only affect your figure, which is quite difficult will correct after the birth, but, most importantly, excess weight can provoke a lot of diseases. This concerns both the health of the mother and the baby.-the development of varicose veins, diabetes of pregnant women, hypertension, late toxicosis and the threat of late miscarriage, a delay in the development of the fetus, too large a child, difficulties during childbirth and, ultimately, emergency cesarean section - heart disease in a child - difficult recovery after childbirth And this is not the whole list of problems that can arise due to weight gain in a pregnant woman.
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Pregnancy is not the time for diets!
The health of the baby depends on the diet of the expectant mother.Each type of nutrient performs its own function. Proteins are the main material for building cells, carbohydrates are the source of energy for both the woman and her child, fats are necessary for both energy and tissue construction. Minerals and vitamins regulate metabolism. Listing all the types of vitamins that a future mother needs would take up a lot of space. After all, these biologically active substances participate in all biochemical and physiological processes occurring in the body of both the woman herself and the human being developing inside her. Let us dwell in more detail only on polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. They have a simply enormous effect on the development of the baby's brain. Numerous studies have shown that a deficiency of omega-3 in the diet of a pregnant, nursing mother and in the diet of a child in the first years of life significantly affects the development of his or her learning ability. And one more scientific discovery: if a pregnant woman was on a diet, her child will be prone to obesity in the future. Scientists have proven that if the expectant mother has been deficient in nutrition, then her baby "turns on" a special gene that is responsible for maximum absorption of nutrients from a limited number of products (the baby needs to be supplied with nutrients, since the mother did not take care of this). So, this gene will work not only during the intrauterine development of the baby, but also when the child becomes an adult. That is, if a person finds himself in conditions of sufficient food, he may develop obesity. (The same thing, apparently, happens when girls on strict diets begin to gain weight even because of cucumbers.) In general, the main thing is to remember: nutrition should be moderate and balanced. Fewer empty calories, more vitamins. And eat to your health (yours and your baby's)!
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