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MOTHERS who are expecting or breastfeeding require more essential fatty acids (EFA) and energy. The World Health Organisation recommends that dietary EFA should be raised to 4.5 per cent of energy (± 10g) during pregnancy and to 7.5 per cent of energy (± 17g) during lactation. Mothers would probably have to make significant changes to their daily diet to achieve these higher levels of EFA.
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Folic Acid, also know as Vitamin B9, assists in preventing certain birth defects of the spinal cord and brain known as neural tube defects (NTDs). Without a sufficient amount of Folic Acid the cells that form the baby’s brain and spine become deficient resulting in spina bifida (open spine) or anencephaly (undeveloped brain). There are over 4,000 births defects annually as a direct result of insufficient Folic Acid in the Mother’s body. Folic Acid should be taken prior to conception since these births defects begin in the first month of pregnancy.
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