Green tea is known for many uses such as: help lose weight, good for the cardiovascular system, prevent hair loss, help your skin beautiful and healthy glow. But in addition to that, the use of green tea during pregnancy also cause certain bad influences.
Although, we still don't have any study would indicate the use of green tea for pregnant women is really not good and safe. But in fact the consumption of caffeine-containing substances in green tea too much during pregnancy is considered to be detrimental to both the mother and the fetus.
Here are 3 reasons why green tea is not good for pregnant women:
Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9), is one of the important substance of the micro for comprehensive development of the fetus, especially in the nervous system.
It helps prevent defects in the neural tube of the fetus. If lack of folic acid would lead to fetal status is disabled the skull, vertebral openings, sometimes prickly spine and increases the risk of malformations in the heart, limbs, minor roads, cleft lips, cleft palates ... This is the reason why folic acid is very important during pregnancy. Keep in mind that the addition of folic acid, especially during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are essential. Therefore, the consumption of green tea during this time may impede absorption of essential vitamins.
Not only have green tea that the other herbal teas if drinking excessive amounts will prevent iron absorption by blood cells and make this process becomes more difficult. In addition, it also affects the production of hemoglobin — a protein complex containing iron element capable of earning, and release oxygen in the body.
So, if drinking more green tea during pregnancy will can lead to the phenomenon of anemia in the mother, and limit the amount of oxygen, nutrients to the fetus through the placenta. This is really dangerous for the health of both mother and baby.
"During pregnancy, metabolic processes occur which of course has fast due to the hormonal changes in the body. If too much green tea drinking can increase the severity of the metabolic process more. This is really not good for your health as well as physical of she elected and can lead to other dangerous complications. " Deepshikha Agarwal, a doctor and nutrition expert for the or.
However, if you want to drink green tea during pregnancy, they must be very careful and limit consumption to two cups per day. Because a cup of green tea contains about 200 mg of caffeine, if drinking more, can increase the risk of miscarriage.=