This is especially true for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – March 17, 2021 – Lifestyle
Many women enjoy green tea during the diet because it contains vitamins (C, PP, group B), as well as macro-and micronutrients (zinc, phosphorus, calcium, molybdenum), which are able to fill the lack of necessary substances in the body, without adding extra calories. And flavonoids effectively lower blood glucose levels and protect against infections, caffeine – gives a charge of vitality. Its benefits are obvious, scientists are constantly discovering new beneficial properties of this drink. For example, in 2005 the official website of the WHO published the results of many years of research by scientists of the Medical Association of China, which proved that regular consumption of green tea reduces the risk of breast cancer by 90%.
But later studies have indicated that not everything is so rosy with the widespread use of this drink to heal the female body. Thus, in 2014, the American Board of Gastroenterologists proved that daily consumption of even 240 ml of green tea increases the risk of liver disease. This is especially dangerous for pregnant and lactating women, whose body is working in this important period of life with an increased load on all vital organs. Continuing the theme of research on the effects of green tea on pregnant women and fetuses, scientists from around the world have come to even more shocking conclusions.
Thus, a study by Spanish scientists (Barcelona) and their colleagues from the United States (FDA), conducted in the early 2000s, found that flavonoids and tannins contained in green tea, inhibit the synthesis of folic acid and significantly reduce its digestibility of complexes and food products intended for pregnant women. And folacin – the main element of the correct formation of the neural tube of the embryo, the fetus, the deficiency of which leads to severe defects, even incompatible with the life of the unborn child (so-called “back bifida”). Moreover, American researchers have named the exact dosage, dangerous for pregnant women and fetuses. It was 5-7 cups of medium strength drink a day. Moreover, given that folic acid plays an important role in the process of fertilization, it became clear the cause of infertility in women.
Given the special dangers of green tea in the first trimester, when all the baby’s systems and organs are bookmarked, scientists and doctors have recommended that women limit their consumption of green tea to 1-2 cups a week. Those who are helped by toxicosis were advised to drink a few sips of a weak drink in the morning.
The second danger is that green tea contains caffeine. Its dose in the drink is quite high and comparable to that contained in strong coffee, many times exceeding the percentage of caffeine in traditional black tea. According to the representative of the American Dietetic Association M. Johnson (Phoenix), caffeine, penetrating through the placenta to the fetus, complicates its metabolism, as well as the relationship “mother-placenta-fetus”. This causes the birth of underweight children, miscarriages, premature births. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which conducts its practical observations and research, has recorded another dangerous property of green tea for pregnant women – it complicates the absorption of iron because green tea contains its antagonists – iodine and magnesium. And iron deficiency anemia is a formidable condition during pregnancy that threatens the mother and fetus.
To avoid risks, you should minimize the use of this certainly useful drink during pregnancy to a few cups a week, as well as when planning the birth of a child and reduce – outside these periods, especially those women who have had or have problems with the present. liver or iron deficiency anemia (anemia) in the anamnesis.
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Source: Ukrgate
