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5 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Mom & Baby
We’ve all heard the old adage, “You are what you eat.” This concept is even more important during pregnancy. Not only are you what you eat, but your baby is what you eat. As soon as conception occurs the embryo requires nutrients for developmental processes like cellular division and protein synthesis to occur. The baby’s growth and development are extremely rapid, and if the appropriate nutrients aren’t available when the baby needs them that part of its development will be abnormal or could even fail completely. With that in mind, it’s easy to see how nutrient deficiencies can seriously compromise your baby’s health ... Read the full article here: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/your-baby-is-what-you-eat-5-prenatal-nutrition-tips-for-optimal-health/
