Monday, April 03, 2006
High meat diet 'can stress baby'
High protein, low carbohydrate diets should be avoided during pregnancy as they can lead to more stressed offspring, research suggests.Full Article
A UK team followed a group of 86 children born in 1967-8 to mothers who were told to eat a pound of red meat a day to avoid pregnancy complications.
The study found the more meat the mother ate, the higher the levels of stress hormone cortisol in the child.
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