New Studies Warn Expecting Mothers of Obesity and Excessive Vitamin E
February 10th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Health News, Pregnancy
The studies are in and the researchers are giving a lot of advice to pregnant women covering everything from Vitamin E to the dangers associated with being overweight. In short:
- Vitamin E: A study by Dutch researchers is showing that the likelihood of having a baby with a heart defect was 70 percent higher for women with the highest vitamin E intake from diet alone. Including the use of a supplement to already high levels increased congenital heart defects by as much as 5-to-9 times as high. (see full story)
- Obesity and Birth Defects: A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that babies born to obese mothers can increase the risk of serious birth defects. Babies born from overweight mothers have an increased risk of water on the brain “hydrocephaly” is up 68 percent, and heart problems shoot up by as much as 30 percent. Their advice is to seek pre-pregnancy counseling before you are pregnant to put yourself on a healthy nutrition plan. (see full story)
That’s a lot of statistics for one day, but I’ll be sure to post updates as additional information becomes available.
Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
February 11th, 2009 at 2:15 am
thank for the article doc, my wife is pregnant now, it very usefull for me
February 11th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Thanks for this useful information
February 11th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Good article….!!! this article was important 4 my wife….
February 12th, 2009 at 4:24 am
i get new knowledge from your blog. highest vit.E is not good for pregnant girl
February 12th, 2009 at 6:10 am
great advice doc…..
February 12th, 2009 at 7:50 am
So which means that eating too much green vegetables can be bad? that is strange. It turns to be very difficult with all these studies to know what we should be eating!!
February 12th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
thank you for the information. But i many were in this trial i wonder?
February 14th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I don’t think too many vegetables will be bad, more like too many supplements.
February 16th, 2009 at 4:05 am
This is very scary. All mothers to be should be aware of this because their eating habits can greatly affect the life of their kids. Thanks doc..
February 17th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
true enough that we cannot totally rely on supplements to make give birth to healthy babies. What mothers need to do is to try all organic food and substances. I also believe mothers should maintain weight gain for the whole 9 months to a maximum of 25-30 lbs only. Therefore, being pregnant is not an excuse not to watch out what you eat. If you previously are overweight then weight gain should be kept at a minimum or they can be at risk for eclampsia. Doing so is also beneficial for both the mother and the baby. Their body can function optimally and whatever nutrients they’re getting can be well absorbed by their babies.
February 18th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
That’s great information. I hope I’m not at risk from all of the vitamin E I took as a teenager. While supplement vitamin E is easy to find knowing what foods have vitamin E is a bit more of a challenge.
February 18th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Yes the risk is very high for baby born from obese mother. As I know another risk is gestational diebetes.
February 20th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Every mother should aware about this. Nice Post
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
A useful article for pregnant women.
Thanks
Jenn
February 24th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Thank you for this very informative article. I think all expecting mothers should make a point of seeking out information like this, so that they could ensure the health and safety of their newborns.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Wow. I knew about obesity during pregnancy causing problems, but too much vitamin E?? I never would have thought that. I always thought the body just got rid of any excess vitamins. This is a very important article for all pregnant moms–or those trying to get pregnant! Thanks!
March 18th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Wow, I didn’t know too much vitamin E could harm anyone! Good to know.