Drs. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen
Dr. Mehmet Oz is host of the popular TV show “The Dr. Oz Show.” He is a professor in the Department of Surgery at Columbia University and directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Mike Roizen is chief medical officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, an award-winning author, and has been the doctor to eight Nobel Prize winners and more than 100 Fortune 500 CEOs.

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Mom's Diet Affects Newborn's Health

Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D. and Dr. Mike Roizen, M.D. By Monday, 14 October 2024 11:32 AM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

You know the phrase, "You are what you eat." Well, for a pregnant woman, her newborn becomes what she eats too.

A study of pregnant baboons shows that when a mom-to-be eats a high-fat, calorie-loaded diet, her offspring ends up with faulty heart development. The child is also likely to be born insulin-resistant, increasing the risk for Type 2 diabetes.

That's why it’s so important to adopt a healthy diet, take prenatal multivitamins with DHA (an omega-3 fatty acid), and achieve a healthy weight leading up to and throughout your pregnancy.

But in 2022, almost 60% of women who gave birth were overweight or obese. So if you’re expecting (or intending to be expecting), here’s what you need to do:

• If you want to become pregnant and are overweight or obese, ask your doctor for a referral to a nutritionist and get a prescription for physical activity.

• Enlist your posse for support. Get a workout buddy. Join local groups that engage in regular exercise.

• Find "you time" to meditate so that you can reduce stress that may derail you.

• Make upgrading your nutrition a friends-and-family project. Use Dr. Mike's "What to Eat When Cookbook" to help you ditch red and processed meats, sugar-added foods and beverages, and highly processed foods — and get seven to nine servings of fruit and veggies a day.

And don't forget that you and your partner need to take prenatal vitamins for at least six weeks (hopefully for six months) before conception.

© King Features Syndicate


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In 2022, almost 60% of women who gave birth were overweight or obese. So if you’re expecting (or intending to be expecting), here’s what you need to do.
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