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| | From:  li0382 (Original Message) | Sent: 10/7/2006 3:25 PM |
and what should I avoid? in terms of: minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, amino acids, anti-oxidants, probiotics, etc'. |
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Well, most of what you probably already read is at least not harmful, and I'm no "expert" on this issue. You might want to read some of biologist Ray Peat's essays, at www.raypeat.com. He is knows much more about this specific issue, in general. Certainly, don't "calorie restrict," and if you have a "craving," don't think you must "fight it." Also, avoid any food cooked at high temperature while exposed to air. This includes baked goods, and anything that has more than trace amounts of cholesterol or fat (though if only coconut oil was used, it should be okay, such as using coconut oil to make a shortbread kind of thing).
Sugar is not "bad" and in fact seems to help in brain development, but I'd suggest using consuming something like Rapadura brand sugar (in the USA). Avoid things like high fructose corn syrup, but if you can only get regular table sugar, then so be it. But do not eat large amounts of unsaturated fat. If you feel a "craving" for something like fish, then canned sardines might be okay, but again, I have not studied this field much, and am mostly focused on healthy adults who are not pregnant.
If I knew what you have been eating for a couple of years before pregnancy, I would have a better idea of what might happen. For example, if a pregnant woman decided to avoid all major sources of unsaturated fat, after being on a high omega 6 diet for at least a few years, then you might liberate arachidonic acid and actually do harm to the fetus. This is why it's so difficult to know. Moreover, pregnancy is a process, with different stages. What might be good for one stage could be bad for another. I wish there were better studies about this topic, but from what I've read, only general suggestions are possible, and may not even be best. |
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| | | From: li0382 | Sent: 10/9/2006 6:40 PM |
many thanks. Do you know about vitamin D, iron and zinc- in relation to pregnancy? |
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Take a look at:
http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/nutrition/diet.shtml
The only thing that would concern me in what they say is that typical American diets are rich in iron, so it's unlikely that a person on this diet would be deficient in iron. However, if you have a chronic inflammatory disease, iron will be used up in the biochemical reactions, and so it will appear that you are deficient. This is why I would need to have a lot more information to even begin to try and figure out what is going on in any particular individual's body.
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| | | From: li0382 | Sent: 10/18/2006 9:47 AM |
Especially I would realy would like to know, what is your opinion about taking anti-oxidants during pregnancy. and especially vitamin E supplement. Beacaue I read that anti oxidant are anti-growth (that's why they are suppesed to help cancer). |
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Well, I don't recommend antioxidant supplements for anyone, actually. The reason why something like a "vitamin E" supplement might appear to be "beneficial" involves the dietary context. That is, if most people are eating a diet rich in refined and highly unsaturated oils as well as oxidized cholesterol (as is common in the USA today) and poor in foods like blueberries (which contain natural antioxidants) then supplements might appear to be good, but this is a statistical thing - it does not necessarily apply to any one person. Moreover, these studies are almost always short term, so the long term effects may be detrimental. If I had a pregnant wife, I would advise her to stay away from fried and greasy food (unless it is made with only coconut oil, for example, a Thai coconut curry dish), "leftovers," donuts, etc. If you want or have a craving for something "weird," a can of sardines once in a while might be okay, but then there is the potential mercury problem. I would also tell her to eat as much sugar as she wanted, but I would buy her only Rapadura brand.
During pregnancy, there will be all kinds of biochemical reactions going on that are not usual, and they will produce symptoms or sensations. It is possible that "cravings" are prompting you to eat something specific, such as fish, but if you decide to do so, only boil eat, or eat it from the can. It's important to avoid food that is clearly unhealthy, such as the greasy and fried stuff, the leftovers (grilled chicken leftovers are especially bad, apparently), the "junk food," etc. If you avoid these things, and eat some antioxidant-rich food (like berries) as desired, my guess is that you will be "on the right track." |
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