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Books
NUTRITION FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY
Reviewed by: Maureen Connolly
Author: Elizabeth Somer
Publisher/Manufacturer: Henry Holt
As soon as you learn you're pregnant, eating healthy takes on a whole new meaning. After all, everything you put in your mouth affects your growing baby. A great source for all of your nutrition queries is Elizabeth Somer's Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy. A registered dietitian with years of experience and a longtime contributor to Shape and Fit Pregnancy magazines, Somer offers advice according to each trimester (including a week's worth of daily menu suggestions for each), as well as pre- and post-pregnancy guidance. She covers important topics like what foods to avoid and why; dietary guidelines for pregnant women over 35; which vitamins and minerals are essential to your pregnancy, with listings of food sources that can provide them; as well as a post-pregnancy diet.
Somer also provides well-researched information on how to deal with common pregnancy-related conditions, like heartburn, morning sickness, constipation, and hypertension. Her tone is smart, her style easy-to-read, and the content well-organized -- all the makings of a solid nutritional reference book for pregnancy.
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