Healthy eating is a general necessity for a healthy lifestyle  When you are pregnant it just becomes that much more important to stick to that lifestyle because now you have to take care of not one but two lives.

Pregnancy is a life changing experience a woman goes through and not only does her body go through various changes, the entire lifestyle changes with the added responsibility. This means certain sacrifices have to be made here and there to ensure well-being of both the baby and the mother. The best way to do so, is by making sure what you eat is healthy, not only for yourself but also for the baby.

Foods To Avoid During Pregnancy –

“To be safer than sorry”, this phrase holds true here because the fetus is considered to be vulnerable to most bacteria and infections so, the safe bet is to avoid any circumstance that poses threat to its health. Here are a few foods to avoid during pregnancy.

1. Sugar Rich Foods or Artificial Sweeteners

It is a well established fact that eating sugar rich foods time and again is linked with a ton of serious health problems. This becomes an even more of an elevated concern for expectant mothers. Sugar, apart from increasing the risk of gestational diabetes in the mother can also increase the level of cortisol, which can lead to high risk of impaired cognitive functionalities in both the mother and the child.

2. Caffeine

You might feel a little taken aback with this but yes, during the pregnancy period any caffeinated beverage like coffee, tea, energy drinks etc are considered harmful for the fetus. The most you can consume is about two cups of coffee in a day, only if it is necessary.

3.Unpasteurized Milk

Milk, in much the same fashion as cheese, is a good source of calcium but studies have shown that unpasteurized milk contains bacteria like E. Coli. Pasteurized milk and milk products are a good way to get the necessary calcium amounts and keep the infections away.

4. Junk Food

Being pregnant comes with the responsibility of eating for two people. Keeping in mind that the other person is more vulnerable to infections. The daily recommended calorie intake during the second and the third trimester is about 300-500. Replacing wholesome foods with junk foods or processed foods (with refined flour/maida) to meet the calorie goal or just to satiate cravings increases the risk of heart disease, weight gain and Type-2 diabetes in the baby.

Article sourced from Credihealth

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