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Fish for dinner?

Is it safe to eat fish while you’re pregnant? While it is a great source of many of the nutrients you and your developing baby need, you may be avoiding it because of the Food and Drug Administration’s recommendations to limit how much fish you eat because of high levels of a type of mercury found in some fish. The FDA has asked women and their young children to limit their weekly portion to 12 ounces of fish (about two servings, far more than most Americans actually eat each week), and to avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish (sometimes called golden or white snapper), orange roughy, marlin, grouper, Spanish mackerel (from the Gulf of Mexico), and tuna steaks. (more…)

Many pregnant women want to know more about the effects of eating seafood during pregnancy. According to an article published by Reuters Health on Thu Jul 30, 2009, there is reason to eat seafood and enjoy it while you are pregnant (http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE56T6EZ20090730). Eating omega-3-rich seafood may be a mood-lifter for women who are feeling depressed during pregnancy, suggests a study of British women. (more…)

You should be eating well in your pregnancy, especially as it advances into the second trimester. Pregnancy often brings with it a sudden like or dislike of certain types of foods. Perhaps you always liked eating chicken, and now you can’t go near it. (more…)