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Wine and unpasteurized cheeses are off-limits—this, every pregnant mama-to-be knows. But sleuthing out what you can and can’t eat during all three trimesters can be confusing (and complicated).
Administration of tetracycline during pregnancy and to children under six resulting in tooth staining (grey or yellow). Enamel hypoplasia, caused by defective enamel matrix formation, is a quantitative defect which presents as a localised reduction in enamel thickness. This differs from hypomineralisation, which is a qualitative defect ...
Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is undertaken before, during and after pregnancy. Nutrition of the fetus begins at conception. For this reason, the nutrition of the mother is important from before conception (probably several months before) as well as throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Fish and shellfish concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organomercury compound. This element is known to bioaccumulate in humans, so bioaccumulation in seafood carries over into human populations, where it can result in mercury poisoning.
The fetal brain is especially sensitive to mercury, so children and people who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid high-mercury fish like king mackerel. Fish is also a source of ...
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Methylmercury, a worldwide contaminant of seafood and freshwater fish, is known to produce adverse nervous system effects, especially during brain development. Eating fish is the main source of mercury exposure in humans and some fish may contain enough mercury to harm the developing nervous system of an embryo or fetus, sometimes leading to ...
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