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Mar 15, 2011

Pregnancy eating a little more \"metal\"

Within the human body needs a variety of metals, they maintained close ties with the life. Constant essential metals there are 4 kinds of calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, essential trace metals include iron, zinc, copper, manganese and other 11. These elements on the human body has a vital role, they should have a certain amount of content in the body, too much or too little will cause illness.


In recent years, the relationship between trace elements and human health are increasingly a cause for attention.


Human growth and development and the need to maintain the normal activities of life of many metals, but zinc is directly related to the pregnancy.


Of zinc on human body\'s physiological function is very important. First of all, zinc is needed for a series of biochemical reactions in the body of important component of many enzymes, has a significant impact on metabolism in human body activities. Zinc deficiency can lead to taste and appetite, reduce nutrient intake, growth and development of the effect. In recent years found that zinc also has the effect of pituitary gonadotropin secretion, for the role of gonadal development and maintenance of the normal function of the gonads. Thus, zinc deficiency can slow growth and development of the body, giving little, and can lead to development of female breast does not, no menstruation, decrease in sperm in the semen, even without sperm.


Thus, zinc deficiency is also a cause of male infertility and female infertility. In plant foods, with high zinc content of beans, millet, turnips and cabbage; in animal food, with Oyster zinc-containing the most extensive, others such as lamb chops, chicken, smoked sturgeon, also contains a wealth of zinc. Practice has proven that often eat with zinc-rich foods, will facilitate a short long high, thin, weight gain, and can be increased through the secretion of sex hormones, promoting the development of second features, increasing sperm count or promot

e ovulation, thus increasing the chance of conception.

In short, the body of metals is obtained through the diet that is required. Various types of metal elements in foods and varied content. Therefore, the diet should be varied and not to a partial eclipse, to ensure that essential intake of various metals and zinc in commonly found in food, as long as the partial eclipse, the body is generally not zinc deficiency.


After pregnancy should also pay attention to timely zinc supplementation


During pregnancy, increase the demand for various minerals, trace elements in pregnant women, where the demand for zinc is also increasing, if not get enough zinc, can lead to abnormal differentiation of fetal brain cells, reduce the total number of brain cells; low birth weight, there is even a developmental malformation. At the same time, blood zinc levels can also affect to uterine contractions in pregnant women. Serum zinc levels normal, uterine contractions strong, conversely, the inertia of uterus. Therefore, you should be aware of zinc supplement, to ensure the normal development of the fetus, pregnant women\'s smooth delivery.


After pregnancy, to prevent birth defects, aristogenesis, care should be taken early zinc supplementation. To this end, the diet should eat more zinc-rich foods, such as: animal offal, milk, fish, lean meat, peanuts, soybeans and milk products, nuts, clams, mussels, oysters and other when necessary in building up one \' s health with tonics, as appropriate , under the guidance of specialists. In addition, trimester pregnancy should also actively control response to prevent bias, anorexia, increased diet to prevent inadequate zinc intake, zinc lost too much.



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