Pregnant? Watch Your Weight


When you are pregnant, you tend to eat a lot because you're always hungry and yes, you are eating for two. But gaining too much weight during pregnancy may up your unborn child's risk of obesity later in life. This is according to the findings published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Researchers found that baby rats born to mothers who consumed foods high in sugar, fat and salt ate 22 percent more calories per day and were likely to choose junk food over healthier options than those born to mothers who ate balanced meals. They believed that a mother's eating habit during pregnancy may program the appetite control center in her child's brain to overeat and make unhealthy food choices. So preggos, be careful with what you eat. Go for healthy ones if you do not want to have an obese child in the future.

Comments

Rose world said…
Thanks for the advice.....I tend to eat more at night now that I am pregnant. Tend to feel hungry at night!! :) usually I will take bread, porridge, or Milo and crackers. Healthy supper??? :p
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anya said…
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Jade said…
This is an advice I would keep in mind sis;) Sana magamit ko na rin to sooon!
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maggie said…
wow, may ganyan na pala study ngayon. dapat nung nagbuntis ako 5 years ago, naibalita na yan ng OB-GYN, bad girl pa naman ako, I eat a lot of junk back then (up to now naman eh, hehehe). haaay...
Raft3r said…
i always thought women find pregnancy as the perfect excuse in pigging out
hehe
Race said…
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If this is true, then I guess my mom ate too little when I was still on her womb. LOL. Thanks for sharing the info! :)