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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : November 10, 2018 11:10 AM IST
The carbohydrates, fibre, and antioxidants in coconut sprouts are suitable for pregnant women as they help optimise their health and reduce the risk of hypertension during pregnancy. Coconut embryos are low in calories and fibre. Consuming them boosts your metabolic rate and helps promote weight loss.
A new study evaluated whether pregnancy weight management can affect a child's bone mass. Reportedly, in under/normal weight mothers, weight gain during pregnancy was linked to slightly increased bone mass at seven years of age in children, whereas in overweight/obese mothers, there was no beneficial effect of weight gain. Here, we give you the details about this new study.
According to Teresa Monjardino, lead author from the Universidade do Porto in Portugal, weight management strategies during pregnancy reduce child cardiometabolic risk like diabetes and heart disease. Reportedly, researchers observed that maternal weight has an overall positive correlation with a child's bone mass, pregnancy weight management can adversely affect child bone health.
Reportedly, the team analyzed prospective data from 2,167 mother-child pairs. The study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, revealed that in under and normal weight mothers, weight gain during pregnancy was tied to an increased bone mass in children who were of 7 years old.
Reportedly, while in the case of overweight or obese mothers, no beneficial effect of weight gain on bone mass was seen. According to Monjardino, till now, any weight gain from the mother during pregnancy would have a beneficial effect on children's bone mass, and it was a scientific belief. Thus, study results corroborate that there is no benefit in gaining weight.
(With the inputs from IANS)
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