When expectant mothers enter the third trimester, why should the diet be low salt and light?

Table salt is an indispensable chemical element for the human body, but excessive intake can lead to high blood pressure, easy to cause heart disease and stroke, and shorten people's life expectancy. Pregnant mothers are weak, so they should pay more attention to salt intake, pregnant women eat more salt will aggravate edema and increase blood pressure, and even cause heart failure and other diseases.

Pregnant women eat too much salt, because sodium ions are hydrophilic, which can cause water retention in the body, which will cause extracellular fluid to accumulate at first, and if it accumulates too much, it will lead to edema. Too much sodium can exacerbate the three symptoms of gestational toxicity, namely edema, hypertension, and proteinuria. However, if the salt is low for a long time or the sodium intake from food is not enough, it will make people lose appetite, fatigue, weakness, listlessness, and in severe cases, blood pressure will drop, and even cause coma.

In addition, studies have shown specific effects of high salinity on embryonic development. The researchers exposed rat and chicken embryos to high concentrations of salt and found that the embryos had obvious symptoms of liver fibrosis and an increased risk of liver cell death. Therefore, a diet high in salt during pregnancy may not only cause illness in pregnant women, but also affect the normal development of the fetus.

Therefore, the scientific nature of salt intake should attract the attention of expectant mothers, and salt intake must be controlled.

Studies have shown that Chinese people generally have a heavy taste, and it is best to control the daily salt intake of normal people at 10g. During pregnancy, expectant mothers should control their salt intake at about 7g a day. The main component of table salt is sodium chloride.

The concentration of sodium and chloride in plasma has an important effect on osmotic pressure, and is essential for plasma and intercellular fluid volume, acid-base balance, maintenance of somatic cell electronic activity, and cardiovascular system function.

Eat high-protein, low-salt foods and reduce the amount of salt you use.

Generally, the daily salt intake should not exceed 6 grams, and for some pickled products with high salt content, expectant mothers should try to eat less or no more.

Ensure sufficient vegetables and fruits, supplement sufficient vitamins, improve the body's immunity, and strengthen metabolism.

Eat less foods that are difficult to digest and prone to flatulence, so as not to cause bloating, make blood flow poor, and aggravate edema.

Consume diuretic foods and reduce the intake of foods high in sugar.

There is no need to consume the exclusive "Maternity Salt".

If the diet of expectant mothers is too greasy and the taste is heavy, it is easy to cause excessive sodium deposits in the body, which may cause high blood pressure in pregnant women, and it is also a burden on the kidneys, and it is easy to form epilepsy.

Because consuming too much salt will make the mother-to-be's body edematous, eating too hot and greasy will also make the mother-to-be constipated.

If the diet is heavy, it is likely to cause high blood pressure, which is difficult to give birth smoothly, and it also has a great impact on the fetus, and the consequences are very serious.