Pregnant women can eat melon seeds in moderation. There are many kinds of melon seeds, such as sunflower seeds, sea melon seeds, hanging melon seeds, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, cucumber seeds and loofah seeds. Watermelon seeds can strengthen the stomach, benefit the lungs and moisten the intestines; Sunflower seeds are rich in fatty acids and vitamin E; Pumpkin seeds have insect repellent effect. Melon seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids, cellulose, vitamins and essential nutrients such as folic acid, iron, potassium and zinc. Pregnant women eat before meals, which will increase their appetite, and eating after meals will help digestion and fetal growth and development. But you can't overeat. Overeating will lead to pregnancy-induced hypertension and obesity, which will affect the health of the fetus. The benefits of pregnant women eating melon seeds:
Prevent fetal malformation
Guazi contains folic acid, which can promote the normal development of fetus, prevent fetal neural tube malformation and prevent megaloblastic anemia in pregnant women.
Promote fetal growth and development
Melon seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids and zinc, which can promote the development of fetal brain cells. The mineral calcium contained in melon seeds can promote fetal bone development and prevent rickets.
Prevention of premature delivery
Melon seeds contain vitamin E, which is helpful to the development of fetal blood vessels and can prevent premature delivery.