Food not to Eat During Early Pregnancy
For many women, this trimester brings welcome relief from morning sickness, and you will probably start to enjoy food again. If the change does not come with the first days of the second trimester, be patient. You may see a gradual improvement over the next few weeks.
Once you can enjoy food again, it’s time to […]
Dealing With Food Cravings
Indulging your cravings for certain foods can make you feel better, physically and emotionally. But if the foods you crave are high in calories, harmful fats and sugar, set healthy limits for your self. Taking charge of your cravings is not difficult. Try the following strategies to help you control them.
Substitute the food you crave […]
Eating Disorders During Pregnancy
A variety of factors, including society’s emphasis on thinness, has resulted in an alarming number of people with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. These disorders mostly affect young women in the childbearing years. Anorexia is seen in as many as 1 percent of female high school or college students. Bulimia affects from 3 to […]
Need of Folic Acid In Pregnancy
The discovery of the relationship between deficiencies in folic acid, a B vitamin, and neural tube defects (NTDs) was one of the most important breakthroughs ever in preventive health care. Folic acid is particularly important in the earliest weeks of pregnancy, when the neural tube is developing. All women planning pregnancy and, in fact, all […]