Pregnancy Diet: Can One Bad Meal Impact Your Wellbeing?

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We all know the importance of a well balanced healthy diet and the long term benefits it provides. We also know that nutrition is even more important during pregnancy. But is there any harm in eating “bad foods” on rare occasions or in moderation?

A recent study indicates that one “bad” meal can negatively impact your body’s ability to handle stress. This is significant because it highlights the negative impact that a single meal can have on your body. There is an immediate negative impact on your body’s reactivity to stress as a result of eating poorly.

The study was not pregnancy specific, but would equally apply for pregnant women. In my opinion, the results of this study are even more important during pregnancy and other high stress situations.

During pregnancy your body is going through a tremendous amount of change and is under a lot of stress for an entire nine month period. Your body’s ability to cope with this stress can have a significant impact on your health, emotional wellbeing and possibly the severity of your pregnancy symptoms. The fact that one unhealthy meal can negatively impact your body’s ability to cope with stress is very alarming and something that you need to consider.

Eating an occasional “bad” meal during pregnancy will not cause significant health problems for you or your baby. However, it can have a negative impact on your stress handling abilities for that day. You may want to consider these consequences before deciding to stray from your normal healthy diet.

For more information about this medical study, please visit:

Full Medical Study Available Here

If you notice that you are having a bad day and are not able to cope as well as normal, something you ate may be responsible. If you do eat poorly, you should pay special attention to how you feel and react to evaluate the impact that your food choices are having on you.

Please keep this in mind when you are designing your pregnancy nutrition program. You are what you eat!

To Your Health,

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