Many pregnant mothers are afraid of being fat, or they don't like eating meat. They think that meat contains high-quality protein, so as long as they are supplemented with milk or vitamins in fruits, they can replace nutrients, but you often ignore the following nutritional element.
First, the supplement of iron We should pay attention to the supplement of iron from pregnancy, and pork is rich in iron.
1) Why should we supplement iron? So why should we supplement iron during pregnancy? Because after pregnancy, in order to meet the needs of the baby, the mother's blood volume will increase to about 35% before pregnancy. If the blood volume increases, the plasma will increase, so the body needs to make more red blood cells.
However, the process of making red blood cells in the body is complex and slow, which can't keep up with the increase of plasma, so the whole blood will be diluted temporarily and the hemoglobin content will drop.
Therefore, our body needs more iron elements to supplement nutrition.
Text | Yuan crystal
2) Influence on mother and baby If our pregnant mother lacks iron, it will cause insufficient hemoglobin for herself, so the ability of blood to carry oxygen will decrease, resulting in anemia.
Then, it will have a great impact on the baby, because it will be difficult for the fetus to get enough oxygen, which will affect the baby's growth and development, and in severe cases, it will have an impact on the brain.
Since it is important to supplement enough iron during pregnancy, how can our pregnant mother supplement it?
Second, how can pregnant mothers supplement iron? If pregnant mothers want to supplement iron, they can eat more red meat, such as pork, animal liver and animal blood.
Especially in the second trimester and the third trimester, we should supplement more, increase 20 to 50 grams of red meat (pork, beef, etc.) every day, and eat animal blood or animal offal 1 2 times a week.
Third, summary Therefore, pregnant mothers should supplement pork from the beginning of pregnancy to supplement enough iron and high-quality protein, which cannot be compared with eating milk and fruit alone.
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Author: health manager Yuan crystal (a foodie)
He used to be a pharmacist in Shanghai 3A Hospital for 7 years and is now a senior health manager.
He is good at writing popular science articles on healthy parenting and nutritional guidance in fat-reducing camps.