What to eat when you're expecting [antikvár]

FOREWORDA Word from the Dodor9B>Y GOLLY, THEY'VE DONE IT AGAIN! THE AUTHORS of What to Expect When You're Expecting have written another book that obstetricians can respect and expectant mothers can love.We used to think of the fetus as a parasite contentedly draining what it needed from maternal nutritional stores. Now we know that during pregnancy the mother and baby share available nutrients, and that when there is an inadequate supply, both mother and baby suffer. Animal studies show that poorly nourished rats have litters of runts, and that with continued malnutrition the survival picture becomes bleaker for each generation. In human studies we've been able to show that improving the prenatal diet improves the pregnancy outcome for both mother and child. So, not surprisingly, most of us advise our patients: "Eat a healthful diet."But just what does that mean to the pregnant woman? Often not much. She is bombarded at every turn with contradictory (and sometimes misleading) nutrition informationfrom family and friends, from books, magazines, and newspapers, and from the talk-show expert-of-the-week. Uncertain, confused, she needs a source she can trust. I believe What to Eat When You're Expecting is that source.Not only is this book medically accurate, it's easy to follow and understand. The authors designed it to fit the lifestyle of the expectant motherat home, at work, in a foreign country on holiday, on a vegetarian diet, or suffering from morning sickness. It doesn't just command, "Change your eating habits," it explains how to do it. The book provides nuts-and-bolts tips on shopping and cooking that I haven't seen anywhere else. It deals with drugs, alcohol, smoking, and chemical additivesthe kinds of things that can sabotage even aJPJilV