Can pregnant women eat mango

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Mango is a juicy, sweet tropical fruit, very popular with everyone. Can pregnant women as special groups eat mango? What are the precautions when eating mango?

Can pregnant women eat mango

First: Yes, pregnant women can eat mango. Because mango has the following characteristics: mango fruit nutritional value is very high, vitamin a content as high as 3.8%, even more than apricot 1 times. The content of vitamin C is also higher than that of oranges and strawberries. Mango contains sugar, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, which are necessary for human body. According to the analysis data of several main mango varieties in China's mango producing areas, the soluble solid content of mango is 14% - 24.8%, the sugar content is 11% - 19%, the protein content is 0.65% - 1.31%, the carotene content is 2281-6304 micrograms per 100 grams of flesh, and the content of microelements (selenium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, etc.) necessary for human body is also very high.

Second: supplement vitamin A. Mango is rich in vitamin A. pregnant women and infants in China are most likely to lack vitamin A and vitamin D. therefore, vitamin AD should be supplemented by pregnant mothers when their babies have fetuses. If pregnant mothers lack vitamin A, their fetuses may be teratogenic (such as cleft lip, cleft palate, microcephaly, etc.). In addition, vitamin A can protect their eyesight.

Third: can alleviate the pregnancy reaction. Mango has the effect of producing saliva and relieving cough, preventing vomiting and dizziness. In the early stage of pregnancy, pregnant women will have dizziness and fatigue, loss of appetite, like acid food or disgust greasy nausea, vomiting in the morning and other pregnancy reactions. Therefore, pregnant mother can eat some mango, reduce vomiting, loss of appetite and other phenomena.

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Mango is also rich in dietary fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help defecation, and pregnant women have constipation phenomenon, especially in late pregnancy, constipation will be more and more serious, can lead to abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other symptoms of pregnant mother, serious can lead to intestinal obstruction, concurrent premature birth, endanger the safety of mother and baby; therefore, pregnant mother eat mango can prevent or relieve constipation of pregnancy. In addition, mango taste sweet acid, cool non-toxic, with thirst diuretic and other functions.