Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Calcium and Milk Consumption forced
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Dairy products, because they are rich in calcium, are highly recommended during pregnancy and lactation, two very demanding periods in calcium for the mother. Is it really justified to recommend a high calcium intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding? It would be worthwhile to revisit this issue.
The fetus takes in even the reserves of the mother [...]
Adequate nutrition during pregnancy
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Proper nutrition during pregnancy is essential to your health and your child, but can be turned into very bad for it if too fat and that weight gain is inadequate.
Pregnancy involves increased nutritional requirements, this means an increase in energy consumption (called increased basal metabolic rate) with the increase in nutritive elements, vitamins and minerals.
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