Consumption of Junk Food At-Risk Pregnant Baby Born Dead

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Pregnant women are advised to always eat a balanced diet, this certainly is not without reason. Studies show that too much fat consumption in pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth (still birth).

Fast food is categorized as junk foods (junk food), including the types of fatty foods should be avoided as much as possible during pregnancy. High fat content which can damage blood vessels and reduces blood flow through the placenta, so that the fetus will suffer nutritional deficiencies.

Various previous studies have shown, damage to blood vessels in the placenta can lead to various complications of pregnancy. Abnormal fetal growth, premature birth and infant weight at birth is too low, including in it.


Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University reveals, damage to blood vessels in the placenta that is also trigger other complications in the birth of a baby dying, where death was triggered by inflammation in the placenta.

Dozens of Japanese monkeys who were pregnant were included in this study. Some were given fatty food every day, while some others were given a more healthy diet.

The results showed, monkeys who received fat foods every day decreased blood flow to the placenta by 56 percent. This effect was observed not only in obese monkeys, apes and even experienced it too thin.

"This study suggests that diet during pregnancy influences placental and fetal development. high-fat diet increases the risk of stillbirths," said one researcher, Dr. Antonio Frias as quoted from Dailymail.

In this study, Japanese macaques monkey is used as it is considered a high similarity with humans in the structure of the placenta. Damage to blood vessels in the placenta as observed in this study is a major risk factor for stillbirth.
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