the milk
He knew milk for long periods; where it is produced from the breast of animals from the family of mammals, a well-known health food and its benefits to humans, milk is the essential ingredient in the production of dairy products such as yogurt, milk Raib, buttermilk, milk powder, milk and buttermilk, cheese, and many other Products produced from milk, pregnant women should drink enough milk (2000) calories per day, and milk by a cup (245 kg) contains (146) calories; This is because it contains such important elements to:
- Water, which is estimated at 88.82%.
- Milk sugar (lactose) by 5-3%.
- Proteins, minerals, vitamins, salts, calcium, vitamin D, B2, B12, phosphorus, cholesterol, fat, iodine, and starches.
Benefits of milk for pregnant women
Milk consumption is always associated with health, and consumption of milk increases especially in Europe and America, because of the many benefits of pregnant women. The US Department of Agriculture has to drink at least three cups of milk per day for pregnant women,
- If milk is not enough calcium in the body of the pregnant woman, the body consumes the calcium in the bones of the woman to meet the needs of the fetus. Pregnant women need 1000 mg per day of calcium, This amount can be saved by drinking three glasses of milk per day, and each cup contains (350) mg of calcium.
- Milk contains protein, the second most important element found in milk after the beneficial calcium for the fetus, because the protein helps to increase the blood extensions in the body, and is also necessary in the tissues of the child; when the child after birth low weight, it indicates a lack of protein quantities, Women are keen to provide this quantity to the fetus.
- Contains vitamin D, an important component of the fetus during pregnancy; it helps to protect the fetus from rickets, it is possible to take all the elements of milk from other sources, but milk is the most important source of vitamin D, a vitamin and its presence in other sources of food is very rare .
- Women who drink milk in large quantities during pregnancy have more intelligent children and are more able to learn and understand things, because of the presence of iodine in the milk.
- Recent studies have shown that pregnant women who drink milk during pregnancy have more long-term children and are less likely to develop diabetes in children, especially during adolescence and child development.
important note
Pregnant women are advised to drink plenty of pasteurized or sterilized milk and avoid raw milk, for the possibility of poisoning the contaminated bacteria.