Womens and Parenting

Macronutrients

- Proteins

They are necessary for the development of the fetus, placenta, increased blood volume and growth of structures like the uterus. Enough is estimated an additional contribution of 4.7 g / day for the last 28 weeks to meet the demands during this time. This contribution can be covered easily with a slight increase over normal balanced diet, adding about an extra helping of meat or equivalent in the daily diet.

- Carbohydrates

They are known situations of hypoglycemia during pregnancy especially after periods of fasting. Attributed to glucose is a compound that crosses the placenta very efficiently and, although the process of gluconeogenesis (glucose production from fat stores) increases during pregnancy, is not enough to compensate for the transfer of glucose fetus (E. Herrera, MA Lasunción). It has also been observed to prevent insulin resistance even greater reduction in blood glucose, which would be poorly tolerated by the fetus. Read the rest of this entry »