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An Inadequate Diet During Pregnancy Predisposes the Baby to Diabetes, Study Finds

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Experts already know that pregnant women should not eat for two. A study now insists on the importance of a healthy diet as a way of avoiding increased insulin and glucose levels in the child, both of which are indicators of diabetes and metabolic syndrome risk.
Maternal diet quality during pregnancy is fundamental to fetal growth as well as insulin and glucose levels at birth. Such indications warn of the possible predisposition to suffer from illnesses like diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
The study was headed by the Complutense University of Madrid and published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which studies diet during this vital stage which sees cell growth in terms of both number and size. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE AT SCIENCE DAILY

Healthy Diet while nursing

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ImageWhile you’re nursing, eating a healthy diet is particularly important for both you and baby.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these dietary guidelines for nursing mothers:

  • Drink plenty of fluids; aim for 12 to 15 cups per day.
  • Limit yourself to no more than 300 milligrams per day of caffeine.
  • Avoid alcohol. If you do drink, do so along with plenty of food and water, and allow several hours before you nurse your baby.
  • Avoid fish that are high in mercury (i.e. shark, swordfish, mackerel, tilefish), but do eat up to 12 ounces per week of fish that are lower in mercury.
  • Avoid foods that seem to make baby fussy.

Source: Health Day News