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Women should drink less coffee during pregnancy

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, 1. Coffee drinking by pregnant women is dangerous for the fetus to develop diabetes. Coffee contains more caffeine, and it can quickly enter the fetus through placental blood circulation, damaging the fetal pancreas and reducing insulin secretion, resulting in glycosuria.

1. Pregnant women drink coffee at risk of diabetes

Coffee contains a lot of caffeine, and can quickly enter the fetus through the placental blood circulation, damage the pancreas of the fetus, so that its insulin secretion is reduced and lead to diabetes.

2. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system

This action boosts metabolism, makes the heart beat faster and blood flow faster. This effect is not harmful to healthy people, but it is detrimental to pregnant women, because the heart is already burdened during pregnancy due to fetal growth, uterine enlargement and increased blood volume, in which case the effect of caffeine will further increase the burden on the heart. Especially pregnant women with pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome, do not drink coffee, in case of heart failure.

In addition, caffeine in exciting nerve at the same time, will make people's serum cholesterol rise, induce coronary heart disease; will make blood free fatty acids, lipid content increased, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, hyperacidity and stomach, duodenal ulcer patients are unfavorable.

3. Caffeine has teratogenic risks

Caffeine has been reported to have teratogenic effects, and a French scholar reported that feeding pregnant mice the equivalent of 12-24 cups of espresso a day caused the birth of mice with abnormalities such as palates, toes or feet. Later scholars have verified this.

Pregnant women in addition to coffee, where caffeine-containing drinks such as cola-type drinks are also not suitable for drinking.

Note: Pregnant women should also eat less or not eat the following foods

1, too salty, too sweet, greasy food.

2. Processed foods such as ham sausage, roast chicken, canned food, etc.

3. Irritant foods such as strong tea and spicy condiments.

4, unclean and contaminated food do not eat.

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