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Pregnancy

During pregnancy, while maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is important, supplementation may be necessary due to: an increased demand; difficulty to obtain key nutrients in sufficient amounts from the diet; or losses of nutrients obtained from the diet due to morning sickness. Prenatal or antenatal supplements...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasingly common worldwide. According to statistics, between 12% and 14% of pregnant women will develop GDM and this usually occurs around the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. Reports from Australia show that between 2000–01 and 2016–17, the rate of...

WHAT IS GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS? ·  Gestational diabetes mellitus or GDM, is one of the most common diet related complications in pregnancy. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP2-P708Mr8[/embed] ·       Gestational diabetes is caused by an improper insulin response in your body; this means that sugar levels are abnormally high, although no diabetes was diagnosed...

One of the most challenging things about being pregnant is trying to deal with morning sickness and other symptoms that appear throughout the 9 months. During the first few weeks of pregnancy for example, women can experience nausea and vomiting, and later, they can suffer...

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful, exciting and challenging stages in a woman’s life. It's also one where diet and proper nutrition are vital, not only for the well-being of the mother, but also for the normal growth of the baby. Fortunately, we have already...