Omega-3 rich food not only makes the fetus smarter but also
prevents early labor and reduces pre-eclampsia… for mother.
Omega-3 is better known in 2 types of fatty acid: EPA and
DHA. EPA supports the development of the immune, cardiovascular system, while DHA
is good for the brain, eyes, and the central nervous system.
Besides, a sufficient amount of omega-3 will help the body
produce prostaglandin. This hormone plays an important role in adjusting blood
pressure, prevent haemophilia, allergies… for the mother. Depending on each
type of fatty acid in diets, the prostaglandin amount can be produced more or
less. However, if the amount of prostaglandin is unbalanced, pregnant women can
easily catch a disease. Prostaglandin also has other benefits for the health,
such as preventing heart disease, increasing the fetal awareness… IT also helps
to develop the nervous system and vision for the baby.
However, many researches show that the diets of pregnant
women usually lack omega-3. It’s not just that, as most of the amount of omega-3
concentrates on the development of the nervous system of the fetus, the omega-3
used to fully develop other organs is not enough.Omega-3 also helps to prevent
early labor, pre-eclampsia and increase the weight for the mom and fetus.
Besides, omega-3 deficiency also relates to the increase of depression in
mothers.
Omega-3 is good
for the brain, eyes and the central nervous system of the fetus.
This nutriment is also used for postnatal women to produce
milk. Researches also let us know that, if the menu of pregnant women has
enough omega-3 during the breastfeeding period, the awareness and vision of the
baby will be more fully developed. Besides, it also helps to prevent allergies
in newborn babies.
Therefore, pregnant women shouldn’t forget to supplement
omega-3 rich foods in their daily diets. Here are foods having highest content
of this nutriment for pregnant women:
Cabbage
Being a very common vegetable for the housewives, cabbage is
not only an ingredient that’s easy to find in order to make lots of delicious
dishes, but also a nutritious food for mother and fetus. Cabbage is rich in fats
that are good for your brain such as omega 3, which helps to increase fetus
growth afterwards. Besides, this food is rich in fiber, vitamin A, B, C, E,
protein, calcium, iron and magnesium… and it also help pregnant women to
control their weight better as a bowl of cabbage just contains about 15 calories.
As the temperature gets higher, the vitamin and minerals in
cabbage will be destroyed, so when cooking, pregnant women should try to cook
the food at min temperature; at the same time, eat cabbage at least once a
week, eat both the white leaves inside and the green leaves outside the
cabbage, as the white ones has high iron content, while the green ones are rich
in vitamin A.
Cabbage contains
lots of fats that are good for your brain such as omega 3, which helps to
increase fetus growth.
