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These are the changes you must make right now

Many women who become pregnant begin to be very careful about their diet and habits, but the truth is that the changes need to be made already at the stage of pregnancy planning.

Good dietitian Krause explains what is important to be careful about, and why

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Tova Krause

Thursday, 04 November 2021, 09:34

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Everyone knows that nutrition in pregnancy is very important, but less is known that nutrition should be good even before pregnancy.

More and more studies are pointing to the importance of a healthy diet months and even years before pregnancy, in both women and men.

Why is nutrition significant even before pregnancy?

Here are 7 main reasons:

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1. Because you may start your pregnancy with nutritional deficiencies

Although we are in the company of abundance, we can have nutritional deficiencies.

A national health and nutrition survey (Mabat 2) conducted in Israel between 2014-2016 found that most women aged 18 to 44 do not consume enough vitamins A, D, E, C and folic acid and do not consume enough calcium. In addition, about half of women do not consume Enough iron, vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.

Nutritional deficiencies can impair fertility and interfere with fertilization or rooting of the fetus, or impair the development of pregnancy, so it is important to correct them before pregnancy. To do this, comprehensive blood tests .

2.Because the diet affects the egg and the sperm cell

During its maturation before ovulation, the egg undergoes genetic changes during which it is vulnerable to environmental influences.

If there are no nutritional deficiencies or exposure to toxins like cigarette smoke, the egg will be ready for fertilization in the best possible condition.

A sperm cell is formed 3 months before it is ready for fertilization and during this period it also undergoes genetic changes and is vulnerable to environmental influences.

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3. Because the diet before pregnancy is the nutrition of the fetus in its first days

In the first days after fertilization, until the fetus takes root in the uterine wall to absorb food from the mother, its only sources of energy, vitamins and minerals needed for its growth are what is in the egg, and what is in the egg depends on your pre-pregnancy diet.

4. Because the first weeks of pregnancy are critical for development but you do not always know you are pregnant

In the first weeks of pregnancy all the organs and systems are formed. An entire system is created from one cell so that if God forbid there is a problem in that cell, there will be a problem in all the cells that will be created from it. For the fetus to develop properly, it is important to have appropriate levels of various vitamins, such as folic acid: The fetus' initial nervous system closes between the 21st and 28th day after fertilization, even before the delay in menstruation, and folic acid deficiency at this time increases the risk of defect In this closure and lead to severe malformations. It is also important to have normal levels of various minerals like iodine, which are essential for the proper production of thyroid hormones and for the normal development of the brain.

Once you maintain a good diet before pregnancy and take folic acid and iodine supplements according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, you take care of the best development. If you are starting to change your diet and take these supplements only after the pregnancy is discovered, there are some stages that have already ended and cannot be influenced.

The wine should be given up even before pregnancy.

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In addition, if you stop smoking or consuming alcohol only after you have discovered the pregnancy, several very significant weeks have already passed for the development in which the fetus was exposed to harmful substances, so as part of the preparation for pregnancy you should stop smoking and avoid alcohol.

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5.Because pre-pregnancy diet can help towards the period of nausea

In early pregnancy there may be changes in your food preferences.

You may have a reluctance to eat nutritious foods or you may suffer from nausea and vomiting that will disrupt your regular consumption of food during such a sensitive period.

However, if you get pregnant after a period when your diet was good, you will go through this period for the best.

6.Because pre-pregnancy diet can prevent gestational diabetes

In recent years, studies have been conducted on pregnant women with risk factors for gestational diabetes to see if a change in diet and increased exercise during pregnancy can prevent the onset of gestational diabetes.

Despite the many health benefits of those changes, they have failed to prevent the onset of gestational diabetes.

In contrast, studies have found a link between a change in diet before pregnancy and a lower risk of gestational diabetes, so that nutritional preparation for pregnancy can help significantly reduce the risk.

7. Because there are situations that take time to deal with and it is better to start right now

There are health conditions that take long to treat.

For example, if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it is important to balance diabetes before pregnancy and the balance requires time.

If you have an eating disorder, you need time to take care of yourself and get to a point where you can carry the pregnancy safely.

If you are overweight, losing weight requires its time.

Early preparation will help you start your pregnancy in an optimal state.

If you know that there is a possibility that you want to get pregnant in the coming year or even earlier, do not wait, you should start now to upgrade your diet and good living habits.

If you are preparing well in advance for a wedding or vacation, events of one evening to a short period, why not prepare for a pregnancy that will affect maybe the next 100 years?

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