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Giving The Unborn Child What It Needs
by: Eva Moffat The unborn child is fully dependent on its mother for everything. Therefore most of the food she eats will be used by the unborn child so it
can grow and survive inside her. A great many things are essential for both the mother and her unborn baby. What Does Baby and Mother Need? Good nourishing food. The mother should eat well balanced meals. A well balanced meal should consist of: Proteins Carbohydrates Fat Proteins Are essential for bodybuilding. This does not mean making us fat, but
rather building bulk and muscle. We need good strong muscles for practically
everything. The heart is a muscle and that has to work really hard for the whole
of our lives. When the heart stops working properly, we get Heart Failure, Heart
Attacks etc. We need good muscles to be able to digest the food we eat. Then we have
muscles that keep us upright so that we can walk and run. We have muscles in the eyes that help us to see by focussing. Now this Protein is made up of blocks that interlock to form amino acids. There are about 20 Amino Acids. 9 of which are called First Class or
Essential Amino Acids. Without these First Class or Essential Amino Acids the
body would be a mess, with very little working, as it should. What Foods Contain Protein? Most dairy products, for example Meat, Milk, Cheese, Fish and Eggs are
called Complete Proteins. Milk is a complete protein in that it has all 9 essential amino acids. Egg whites are a complete protein as well. Protein is also found in other Food Sources, eg Whole Grains, Rice, Corn,
Beans, Legumes, Oatmeal, Peas and Peanut Butter. Vegetarians, Vegans and others who do not eat Meat, Dairy Products or
Fish, must make sure to eat the above foods in order to keep healthy. Carbohydrates Are major sources of energy and an active adult should be burning 50 –
60% of Calories each day. Carbohydrates are converted into sugars and starches within the body. · Sugars are found in Fruits, Milk and Soft Drinks and Sweets · Complex
Carbohydrates are found in Whole Grain Cereals, Flour, Bread, Rice, Corn, Oats,
Potatoes and Legumes. We are inclined to eat more Carbohydrates than we should. This is because
of the sweetness and the feeling of fullness we get when we tuck into a Cream
Cake. Too much Carbohydrate will, if we are not active enough, turn into fat,
which is what happens when we put on weight. Yet not enough Carbohydrates would mean the body would not function at its
best. Therefore a certain amount of Carbohydrates each day is essential. So the lesser evil would be to fill up on the Complex Carbohydrates like
Whole Grain and Cereals. In other words plants and nuts. These have the added
advantage of also providing us with Proteins, so we get two for the price of
one. Fats Three Types of Fat · Saturated Fat
· Polyunsaturated Fat
· Monounsaturated Fats
Saturated Fat is found mostly in meat and dairy products and some
vegetable oils. Saturated Fats tend to increase Blood Cholesterol levels. So if the mother has a well balanced diet, so will her unborn child. Folic Acid Another Essential For The Unborn Child The Mediterranean Diet has been found to provide all the nutrients the
body needs. So what is good for mother must be good for baby. The Global Report on Birth Defects written by the American Charity March
of Dimes says 8 million babies a year are born with defects. And a lot of these babies would have a much better chance of being born
without the defects if only the mothers would eat foods containing Folic Acid. What Are These Defects? Lack of Folic Acid can mean the unborn child is born with such defects as
Congenital Heart Problems, and Spina Bifida. In the UK 43.8 out of 1 000 live births have birth defects. The number of babies born with these birth defects would be a lot less if
only their mother’s had eaten more green leafy vegetables. Professor Bernadette Modell of the Royal Free and University College
Medical School believes that boosting Folic Acid Levels in pregnant women is the
most important nutrient to prevent birth defects. So mothers, do your best for your unborn child and give it what it wants
and needs. Plenty of Folic Acid. Copyright 2006 Eva Moffat
About The Author
Eva Moffat has written several health related articles and has now been
awarded the prestigious title of ‘Expert Author’. Her other writing successes; she was voted Journalist of the Year for 2004
and 2005 by British Ethnic Health Awareness Foundation. Her other common sense articles can be found on her website
http://www.weight-loss-4-you.com. She wants to send you her monthly
newsletter ‘It’s A Question of Health’ Details can be found on her
website. Or send her an Email to eva.moffat@onetel.net |
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