A new study on baboons, suggests that diet in the first half of pregnancy damages baby's brain development.
Researchers have discovered that when pregnant baboons have a moderate calorie restriction diet, their fetal brain development was affected.
Scientists believe that this could have implications for human pregnancy too; time pregnant plans could reduce IQ your child.
The study, led by Dr. Peter Nathanielsz and Dr. Thomas McDonald, was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (currently unavailable online).
Baboons were divided into two groups:
Eaten group as much as they wanted in the first half of pregnancy while another group was fed 30 percent less, nutrition levels similar to what many mothers prospective experience, especially if they have nausea.
Babies born in the Group of "schemes" baboons slower cell division, and less connections formed between neurons.
Scientists raised specific concerns about two vulnerable groups: teenage mothers, whose average growth bodies they need more nutrients for themselves, and older mothers, who have the toughest arteries reduce blood flow (and therefore nutrients) into the uterus.
Other experts agreed that the regime is a bad idea to pregnancy, but suggested that the risks are perhaps not so great that scientists are concerned. Dr. Patrick O'Brien, the Royal College of Obstetricians and gynaecologists, was quoted in the Daily Mail saying:
All studies in humans have not suggested that a diet moderate in the first half of pregnancy causes problems. Our direction is unchanged - that pregnant women should eat healthily mixed and should avoid dieting, but also to avoid "eating for two".
If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant:
Aim to be at a healthy weight prior to conceive. (This can also increase your chances of getting pregnant.)Talk to your doctor about your diet. Try diet during pregnancy, unless you're doing because of medical advice.Image credit: greensuitcase
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