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Mothers-to-be
may not agree about food—which foods they crave, which foods
comfort them, but they do agree that they feel duty-bound to eat
healthy. It’s never been so important to eat right or to make
every ingredient count then during pregnancy. |
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Did
you know that eggs contains all eight essential amino acids,
making them a perfect source of protein? However, you'd have to
eat at least eight eggs a day to get all the protein you need.
Be sensible, include them as part of a balanced and varied diet.
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While
carbohydrates maintain an adult body, protein is the essential
nutrient needed during pregnancy for building and growing a brand new body. |
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Deficiencies of
protein or of one or more of the indispensable amino acids will
lead to reduced growth in children or loss of muscle mass in
adults. Susceptibility to disease will be increased, and in
extreme cases, death may result. Protein-energy malnutrition is
often described in its two extreme forms: marasmus which is a
generalized wasting due to a deficiency of both protein and
energy, and kwashiorkor which is characterized by edema (PIH) and a
deficiency of both protein quantity and quality (i.e., poor
pattern of indispensable amino acids). |
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