When you are pregnant, there are many food and beverage restrictions set by the physician. Among other things, to abstain from drinking coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Why is that?
Coffee and tea contain caffeine which stimulates the central nervous system, increases blood pressure and heart rate. In addition, consumption of caffeine can also increase the frequency of urination. Possibly, some important vitamins such as B and C go wasted. That is why, coffee and tea consumption during pregnancy should be limited. Not more than 400 mg of caffeine per day, or about 3 cups of coffee per day with an estimated 1 cup of coffee contains 100 mg of caffeine. As for tea, a maximum of 8 cups a day may be consumed.
High sugar
While laden soft drinks high sugar content. There are about 250 calories contained in one glass of soft drinks. Moreover, the sugar in soft drinks is the sugar fructose, which is a synthetic sugar which is chemically extracted from corn. As a result, blood sugar content may increase rapidly. Pregnant women are also at risk of developing diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, while the fetus will be overweight.
In addition, consumption of sugar in large amounts can disrupt the function of the nervous system, given the sugar in the body must be broken down into energy, while the sugar-solving process requires vitamin B6. Logically, the more sugar is consumed, the more vitamin B6 are depleted. In fact, depletion of vitamin B6 will interfere with the function of the nervous system, with one of the effects of exhaustion and easily disturbed as well as under conditions of stress. That is why, during pregnancy, we should avoid the consumption of soft drinks or sodas.
