Mothers who are preparing to become pregnant have been discussing one thing in a noisy way recently:
Take vitamin and mineral supplements during pregnancy, and the baby’s intellectual development will be better!
Oh, yo, that’s awesome! With such good things, pregnant mothers are not allowed to queue up to sweep the goods.
Is it true or not? Dr. Clove invited Yang Dong, a nutrition expert, to see what she said.
There is some truth in it, as evidenced by research.
There is a reason for this statement. A report published in the authoritative medical journal Lancet said:
Mothers whose pregnant women supplement multivitamin minerals have higher intelligence in their children at the age of 9-12 than those born to mothers who only supplement iron and folic acid.
Increased intelligence is equivalent to one more year’s schooling.
But! Everyone, don’t place an order in a hurry to buy it in Buy Buy.
The researchers also said that although the findings of this study are popular with everyone, we also found that family environment, mother’s depression, parents’ education level, social and economic status, etc. are the factors that affect children’s intelligence more severely.
Well, it’s really watertight.
Don’t make a fool of yourself, give me a conclusion.
Very well, Dr. Clove likes to be so straightforward. Let’s talk about what we should do.
1. A balanced diet is the best choice.
Everyone should know, know that supplements ≠ food. To be able to eat well, of course, is still reliable.
In fact, the demand for nutrition during pregnancy is not very special. The dietary suggestions for pregnancy in the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents are as follows:
- Early pregnancy: maintain a balanced diet before pregnancy; Choose light and digestible food and eat less and more. Adequate intake of carbohydrates; Supplement 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. In the second and third trimester of pregnancy: starting from the second trimester of pregnancy, 200 grams of milk will be added every day on the basis of the pre-pregnancy diet. Animal food (fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat) increases by 50g per day in the second trimester of pregnancy and 125g per day in the third trimester of pregnancy. It is recommended to eat fish 2 ~ 3 times a week. Use iodized salt and ingest seafood rich in iodine 1-2 times a week.
If mothers know nutrition knowledge and can make scientific arrangements for their three meals a day, it is certainly better to obtain sufficient nutrients from their diet and achieve balanced nutrition.
2. Dietary supplements are auxiliary tools
However, the idea of a balanced diet is very good, but the reality is very bony:
It is really too difficult to stick to a healthy and balanced diet.
Therefore, if we can eat well and achieve balanced nutrition, then we will eat well. However, if we cannot guarantee a balanced diet, nutritional supplements are a good auxiliary tool.
Dietary guidelines in China and the United States, as well as some other health care studies during pregnancy, all suggest that pregnant mothers should supplement various vitamins and minerals, such as folic acid, iron, iodine, calcium, B vitamins, etc. On the basis of paying attention to a balanced diet. If conditions permit, compound dietary supplements are a more convenient choice.
However, due to the different conditions of each mother, excessive amounts of certain nutrients will have adverse effects, such as teratogenic risks caused by excessive vitamin A and aggravating constipation caused by iron. Therefore, before taking supplements, it is best to consult a doctor or nutritionist and choose the appropriate variety according to personal conditions.