Vegetables have a positive effect on the pregnancy
The nutrition in advance of a pregnancy can have a significant influence on the course of. Pregnant women rely on traditional varieties of vegetables, this can affect the course of Pregnancy, according to a recent study, a positive effect.
A diet with a high proportion of “traditional vegetables” such as carrots, broccoli or potatoes prior to pregnancy reduces the risk of a premature birth, the communication of the University of Queensland to the study results. Was published the study in the journal “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”.
Four dietary patterns compared
The Australian researchers Gete Dereje G. Michael Waller and Gita D Mishra of the University of Queensland studied the diets of nearly 3,500 women, have brought together 3.508 children to the world. With the help of so-called factor analysis, they determined four dietary patterns in the subjects:
- Meat and fat-rich foods;
- prudent diet;
- Sugar, refined cereals and processed foods;
- as well as traditional vegetables.
To the category of traditional vegetables included in the process:
- Carrots,
- Cauliflower,
- Broccoli,
- Cabbage,
- green beans,
- Potatoes
- and pumpkin.
The positive effect of the vegetables
The diet with a high proportion of traditional vegetables was associated with a lower risk for preterm birth, in particular for spontaneous preterm delivery in primiparous women in context, reports the research results.
“Traditional vegetables is rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients, which play a significant role in reducing the risk of adverse birth play results,” says Dereje Gete.
It is after conception to late?
Women were instructed to “pre-conception on certain stored nutrients such as calcium and iron, which are important for the development of the placenta and of the fetus tissue is of crucial importance,” says Gete more. And after conception it was starting to be late, “with a healthier diet, because the babies are already trained up to the end of the first trimester full.”
Prior to pregnancy, a change of diet
“People that are born prematurely, have diseases in adulthood have a higher risk for metabolic and chronic diseases as well as poor cognitive development and academic achievement,” explains Prof. Gita Mishra. She therefore pleads for dietary interventions should be carried out in advance of a desired pregnancy. When women start thinking about a Baby to think about, would, therefore, also an increased consumption of traditional vegetables recommended. (fp)