Are you really eating what’s best for your baby?
Pregnant and expecting soon, we dream of the best for our baby. But … what if we are approaching our maternal diet with a complete misunderstanding of what is best for our baby’s health? What if we are relying on outdated medical information? What if we are eating in a way that could hinder our baby’s healthy future?
Some facts:
Picture this future
For millions of people, a simple dinner at a restaurant is fraught with dangers, some of them fatal. And they could be lurking anywhere.
Think about it
Just a trace of a peanut in a bread or snack, or a bit of cheese falling into a sauce could cause a serious life-threatening allergic reaction. Those of us without allergies can hardly imagine a life where every morsel we eat could be a hazard.
Studies show that 10% of children under the age of one and 4-8% of children up to the age of five have clinical food allergies. And it doesn’t affect just them and their lives, it affects their whole family. Everyone has to remain vigilant about food at all times. It’s like standing guard 24/7, for life.
Daycare, school, sports and yes birthday parties or trick-or-treating can be perilous. Often as parents we are faced with big choices in how we will live, work and play for the rest of our lives.
The Xtend-life.com study takes a close look at pregnant women’s behavior, the beliefs held about diet during pregnancy and delivers compelling evidence-based results that debunk myths about diet, allergies and babies.
Read the study results here.
Pregnant and expecting soon, we dream of the best for our baby. But … what if we are approaching our maternal diet with a complete misunderstanding of what is best for our baby’s health? What if we are relying on outdated medical information? What if we are eating in a way that could hinder our baby’s healthy future?
Some facts:
- Clinical food allergies among children are on the rise, with an approximate increase of 50% from 1997 to 2011.
- There is a misconceived notion, stemming from previously published guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics that allergy avoidance during pregnancy and breastfeeding reduces risk.
- New research indicates that not only is an allergy potentially determined from birth, but a varied maternal diet may help reduce the risk of allergy development.
Picture this future
For millions of people, a simple dinner at a restaurant is fraught with dangers, some of them fatal. And they could be lurking anywhere.
Think about it
Just a trace of a peanut in a bread or snack, or a bit of cheese falling into a sauce could cause a serious life-threatening allergic reaction. Those of us without allergies can hardly imagine a life where every morsel we eat could be a hazard.
Studies show that 10% of children under the age of one and 4-8% of children up to the age of five have clinical food allergies. And it doesn’t affect just them and their lives, it affects their whole family. Everyone has to remain vigilant about food at all times. It’s like standing guard 24/7, for life.
Daycare, school, sports and yes birthday parties or trick-or-treating can be perilous. Often as parents we are faced with big choices in how we will live, work and play for the rest of our lives.
The Xtend-life.com study takes a close look at pregnant women’s behavior, the beliefs held about diet during pregnancy and delivers compelling evidence-based results that debunk myths about diet, allergies and babies.
Read the study results here.