How many walnuts can pregnant women eat everyday? Walnut is a good choice for food therapy. The phospholipids walnut contains is good for protecting cranial nerve. The unsaturated fatty acids can prevent and treat atherosclerosis. Also, walnut contains elements like zinc, manganese and chromium which are essential to human bodies. It is also effective to use walnut to treat cough and asthma. In order to give birth to a smart baby, a lot of mothers eat more walnut during pregnancy. Some mothers eat 10 to 20 walnuts a day and some can even eat more than half pound. However, walnut is a high calorie food and the mothers may gain weight after eating lots of them. Obesity affects pregnant women’s blood sugar, blood lipids and blood pressure. Therefore, there are some points the mothers should be paying attention to while eating walnuts. 1. Eat appropriate amount and keep eating for a long time Excessive consumption of walnuts will accumulate cholesterol in our bodies. It is not good for our health. In general, 4 to 5 walnuts a day is considered as appropriate. 2. Do not peel off the skin Some people like to eat walnuts without the brown thin skin. However, this will lose parts of the nutrition in walnut. Keep the skin and eat it is healthier. 3. People who should not eat walnuts Walnut is rich in greasy. Eating too many of it causes excessive internal heat and nausea. People who are already suffering from excessive internal heat and diarrhea should not eat walnuts.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:33:21 +0000
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