Danger of vegetarianism during pregnancy

Danger of vegetarianism during pregnancy - In the United States, Tennessee, conducted a special study entitled "Farm". The study involved pregnant women who followed the principles of veganism.

 According to the study, these women became pregnant lack of folic acid, iron, zinc, iodine, vitamin D and B12. It is these nutrients are included in the composition of the products of animal origin. The lack of these nutrients may reduce the production of red blood cells, and hence, the expectant mother can cause anemia.

Anemia may face bleeding after childbirth and complexity in the fight against various infections. It is believed that meat substitute other products of iron cannot fully meet its shortfall. In the absence of a diet of meat and dairy products, according to scientists, we do not get important linoleic acid. She is able to inhibit the development of cancer.

To avoid the obvious negative consequences vegetarians have to visit a nutritionist and consult a gynecologist about compensatory supplementation, vitamins and minerals during pregnancy and after childbirth. It is believed that the seven-year follow vegetarianism able to disable the immune system. But the improvement in the rejection of meat, which is observed in the first period, stays grounded, strain the body from excess animal fat. But after that, the body will experience shortages.

 There is evidence of a higher intellectual potential and the health of those children whose mothers consumed a sufficient amount of meat and dairy products, preferring a varied diet.