Blogs Posts in Diet category; 8 blog posts

High Fat Diet in Pregnancy Increases Risk of Stillbirth

A research by the Oregon Health & Science University's National Primate Research Center has proved that a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth and serious birth defects. These findings were irrespective of w [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Expecting Mothers Should Have Healthy Diet

A new survey has found that the baby’s health is poor at the time of birth if the mother consumes poor diet during the months of pregnancy. This report has been quoted in the media on Friday. According to a study done on rats [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Links Spacing Between Pregnancies to Autism (Video)

Autism is a complex disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate with others. Researchers don’t know what causes it, but they suspect both genetic and environmental factors are involved. A new study links the ris [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy can raise diabetes risk in kids

A new study has shown that kids of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity-a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. "We know that children born to women with type 2 dia [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

How to prepare for pregnancy

WE plan meticulously for many things in life. We plan to buy a new home by saving up money and doing research about property. We plan our weddings feverishly, poring over bridal magazines and choosing flowers with great excitement. We pl [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Diet in pregnancy and baby gender

“What women eat while they are in the early stages of pregnancy influences the sex and health of their unborn baby”, The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that eating breakfast and a high fat diet around the time of conceptio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Vegetables in pregnancy lowers child's diabetes risk: study

Mothers who eat plenty of vegetables during pregnancy will have children who are less likely to have type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests. The risk of type 1 diabetes was twice as high in children whose mothers rarely ate vegetables d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Top 10 rules of healthy eating in pregnancy

Knowing what to eat when you're pregnant isn't as easy as it sounds. Our hormones are all over the place and many women feel ill for a large part of their pregnancy. We spoke to dietician Angie Jefferson and consultant to Pregnacare, who ga [...]