Sea cucumber is rich in nutrients, in addition to sea cucumber, zinc, calcium, selenium and other elements, it also contains more than 30 kinds of active pharmaceutical ingredients, has a very good health care and prevention of disease. Many people like to eat sea cucumbers when they are tonic. If pregnant, can they eat sea cucumbers?
Can pregnant women eat sea cucumbers?
Pregnant women can eat sea cucumbers.
Sea cucumbers are rich in iodine and zinc. They can regulate metabolism, lower blood fat, promote hematopoiesis, delay aging, and nourish skin. In addition, the sea cucumber contains a large amount of B and folic acid, which has a good effect on the hematopoietic bone marrow and the production of red blood cells, so pregnant women can eat sea cucumbers.
When do pregnant women eat sea cucumber?
In general, pregnant women start eating after 3 months of pregnancy. Eating about 1000g of sea cucumber during pregnancy can meet the need. Once a week, they should eat no more than two (medium size) sea cucumbers. One can focus on the selection of sea cucumbers during the second and third trimester, because during this period the nerve cells of the fetal brain will accelerate growth. This stage is an active period of brain development. Pregnant women eat sea cucumbers will greatly help the baby's brain development. In the morning, it is best to eat sea cucumbers in the morning when they are fasting. This is the best way to absorb nutrients.
In addition, women who are planning to become pregnant may start eating sea cucumbers for the first six months, but they must stop eating sea cucumbers in the first two months. In the late lactation period, it is also very good to eat sea cucumbers two months before weaning.
Precautions for pregnant women to eat sea cucumbers
1, amount of food
Although sea cucumbers are suitable for food supplements for physically weak people, excessive consumption can easily cause overheating, especially when the climate is dry. It is better not to eat more, and it is best to eat one each day.
2, breast-feeding can not eat sea cucumber
Although breast-feeding sea cucumbers can increase the child's immunity, overdose can lead to a decrease in milk volume and the child is highly excited. Even a small number of children may appear in the body or skin in a few months.
3, people with poor kidney function eat less sea cucumber
Sea cucumber has the effect of warming up the kidney and supplementing the kidney, but it should not be consumed in excess so as not to increase the burden on the liver. Therefore, people with poor liver and kidney function should not eat too much.
The benefits of pregnant women eating sea cucumber
Promote fetal brain development
The sea cucumber contains a nutrient called unsaturated fatty acids EPA and DHA. These two substances are called "brain gold" and they are part of the brain's phospholipids, which can promote the formation and development of the brain. Since the females began to eat sea cucumbers at the beginning of their pregnancy, they provided sufficient brain gold material for the baby's development. Such infants' memory is very strong, and it also provides many benefits to children's development and growth.
Prevent fetal malformations
Sea cucumbers contain folic acid needed by pregnant women and they are abundant in content. Folic acid is an important methyl donor in the body. The earliest known hazard of folate deficiency was megaloblastic anemia; it was recently recognized that folate deficiency can cause embryonic neural tube defects (NTD)/congenital heart malformations.
Provide the fetus with calcium
The calcification of the fetal bones and teeth starts at 2 months and suddenly accelerates after 8 months, whereupon a large amount of calcium is absorbed from maternal blood to meet the needs. If pregnant women lack calcium, there may be imbalances in calcium metabolism. The sea cucumber is a kind of marine organism with high calcium content. The main component of the "bone piece" of the internal skeleton of sea cucumber is calcium. Usually pregnant women eat more sea cucumber, do not have to eat extra calcium and other calcium preparations, calcium absorbed by food is sufficient to meet the needs of pregnant women and fetuses.
Provide the fetus with iron
The jellyfish wall of sea cucumber is rich in iron and sea cucumber collagen protein, which has significant blood, nourishing, and blood-supplementing effects, and can effectively prevent iron deficiency anemia after fetal birth. Therefore, sea cucumber as a daily diet is a reliable source of iron supplementation.
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