{"id":8479,"date":"2017-09-26T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnisostenibili.cvdemo.online\/en\/?p=8479"},"modified":"2017-09-23T00:19:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T22:19:08","slug":"the-importance-of-meat-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/en\/the-importance-of-meat-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of meat during pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The child in the womb is totally dependent on nutrients<\/strong> that come from the mother. Maternal dietary habits, the nutritional status before conception and during pregnancy<\/strong> and lactation effect the unborn child, its growth<\/strong> and its health<\/strong>. It is therefore important that the foods that a pregnant or nursing woman assumes provide all the nutrients <\/strong>needed to support the growth and development<\/strong> of the child, and this is achievable only through a varied and balanced diet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Proteins<\/strong> are a primary nutrient, because they provide the building blocks necessary<\/strong> for the construction of the unborn tissues<\/strong>: it goes from two cells at fertilization to about ten thousand billion<\/strong> in the newborn baby! But one must also supply the proteins necessary for the development of the placenta<\/strong>, to that of the breast and uterine tissues of the mother and the growth of the circulating blood volume<\/strong> (more haemoglobin, more plasma proteins), in addition to the amniotic fluid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Foods that contain proteins of high biological value<\/strong> are milk and derivatives, eggs, meat and fish<\/strong>. The same foods help to replenish the body of other important nutrients during pregnancy and lactation such as calcium, iron, zinc, iodine, the B vitamins, vitamin D<\/strong> and some of the family of omega -6 fats<\/strong> like arachidonic acid (AA).<\/p>\n

During pregnancy and breast feeding frequent consumption of fish <\/strong>to get the valuable long-chain omega-3 fatty acids<\/strong>, albeit present in smaller quantities in meat, such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is highly recommended. DHA is in fact one of the main structural components<\/strong> of cell membranes and is essential for the formation of new tissue<\/strong>, in particular for the foetal development of the brain<\/strong>, the nervous system<\/strong> and the retina, that continue to develop during the first months of life.<\/p>\n

A good supply of calcium<\/strong>, phosphorus<\/strong> as well as vitamin D<\/strong>, is essential for foetal development in the first months of life. Not only do the bones and teeth benefit<\/strong>, but so do nerve functions<\/strong>, muscle contraction and blood clotting. During pregnancy you also need to pay close attention to the consumption of sufficient quantities of iron and iodine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The greater need for iron<\/strong> is due to the greater volume of blood: the baby\u2019s cells breathe with the oxygen carried by the iron (haemoglobin<\/strong>) of the mother. An adequate quantity is essential to control the most basic metabolism<\/strong> induced by pregnancy. In addition to eating fish<\/strong> regularly, it is a good thing to replace salt with iodised salt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

During pregnancy, iron deficiency can impair brain function<\/strong>, learning and memory: infants with low iron levels have a retardation in cognitive neurons and motor development<\/strong>, a fact confirmed by a recent research conducted at the Children\u2019s hospital of Los Angeles<\/strong> and published in Paediatric Research<\/a>, one of the most prestigious magazines in the sector.<\/p>\n

All vitamins<\/strong> are important during pregnancy, but some are even more important: vitamin A <\/strong>and vitamin C<\/strong>, necessary for tissue growth<\/strong>, and the vitamins of the B group<\/strong>, essential for energy and protein metabolism transformation, which are found in cereals<\/strong>, legumes<\/strong> and in food of animal origin<\/strong>. Special attention is needed for folic acid<\/strong>, a vitamin essential for the proper development of the spinal cord<\/strong> in the foetus in the first 3 months after conception, to the point that during pregnancy<\/strong> a higher consumption is recommended. It also intervenes in the formation of red blood cells<\/strong> and is able to reduce the risk of heart disease.<\/p>\n

During this stage of life the requirement for vitamin B12<\/strong> also increases, rising from 2.4 micrograms to 2.6 micrograms a day during pregnancy<\/strong> and 2.8 micrograms during lactation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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