Doctors warn no matter how hot the sun is.

With many people communicating each other, the sisters in the election period are always actively drinking a lot of sugarcane juice in the hope of increasing amniotic fluid, helping them have pinkish white skin. Some other pregnant mothers also regularly drink sugarcane juice to help with morning sickness.

Sharing about this, Master Le Thi Kieu Dung, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said pregnant women should not drink too much sugarcane juice during pregnancy. The concept of drinking baby sugarcane juice is beautiful, and the mother's morning sickness is not correct. According to Dr. Kieu Dung, the skin color factor is decided by the genes. Babies born with white or dark skin are completely dependent on the skin color of their parents.

The risk of gestational diabetes when drinking sugarcane juice

Drinking sugarcane juice in pregnancy does not help babies to have white skin as many parents desire. Conversely, excessive abuse of this drink can directly affect pregnant health.

Doctor Kieu Dung informed that during pregnancy, pregnant women increased secretion of hormone hormone HCS (humnan chorionic gonadotrophin), estrogen, progesterone . which made women feel tired and tired. . At the same time, hormone insulin with sugar metabolism function is also more productive.

The pregnant woman drinks a lot of sugarcane juice with the main ingredient of sugar will be at risk of disturbing sugar metabolism in the body. At this time, hormone insulin cannot regulate sugar levels to equilibrium. As a result, pregnant women are at risk for gestational diabetes, affecting their mothers and their development.

Therefore, Dr. Kieu Dung stressed that pregnant women should not drink a lot of sugarcane juice according to the concept of reducing morning sickness, amniotic fluid, white skin of many people. Instead, women should aim at a balanced diet of basic substances: Protein - powdered sugar - fat - fiber - vitamins and minerals. If drinking sugarcane juice, she should not drink more than 1 cup / day. Besides, women need to add vitamins and minerals from green vegetables, fresh fruits.

Considerations when drinking sugarcane juice during pregnancy

- When you feel the symptoms of nausea and vomiting occur continuously, pregnant women can put a little fresh ginger into sugarcane juice to limit nausea.

- Do not drink sugarcane juice in the evening and early morning. Because sugarcane juice can cool the abdomen, the pregnant woman feels uncomfortable.

- Pregnant women who gain weight too quickly and have gestational diabetes should not use sugarcane juice.

Mother elected sugarcane juice, should avoid the following 5 mistakes:

Do not drink sugarcane for long periods

Although sugarcane juice is very good and many nutrients, if it is too long or stored in inappropriate conditions, it is easy to become a favorable environment for pathogenic microorganisms to develop. The pregnant mother should not drink sugarcane juice for long because it can cause infection and poisoning. Drink sugarcane that has just been pressed and has not been stored in the refrigerator.

Do not drink while taking the medicine

If pregnant mother is using drugs such as supplements, anticoagulants, she should not drink sugarcane juice, because the drug will hinder the effect of policosanol in sugarcane juice, making its use meaningless.

Do not drink when the mother is at risk of gestational diabetes

Sugarcane juice provides a lot of energy and nutrients, easy to cause weight gain, obesity, pregnant mothers are at risk of diabetes should not drink sugarcane juice.

Do not drink too much

Although sugarcane is good, pregnant women should not drink too much, but need to add more food from other sources. If the mother drinks too much sugarcane, she is at risk of gestational diabetes because the main ingredient of sugarcane is sugar.

Do not drink cold sugarcane

Pregnant mothers should drink fresh sugarcane, do not drink sugarcane that has been stored in a refrigerator or press sugarcane and put it in the refrigerator before drinking.

Some ways to prepare sugarcane juice for pregnant mothers:

Gourd can combine sugarcane with fruits to increase the flavor for the drink.

Sugarcane juice switches:

Press sugarcane with 1 pinch to make sugarcane sweeter and sweeter.

Orange sugarcane juice:

Orange sugarcane juice has a sweet taste, mild, easy to drink, providing mothers with more vitamin C.

Sugarcane carrot juice:

Sugarcane juice combined with carrots will give a delicious flavor, and provide mothers with vitamin A.