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Informationen zum Autor Emma Derbyshire is Senior Lecturer and Researcher?in Human Nutrition at Manchester Metropolitan University. Klappentext In a field saturated with complex and conflicting information, this exciting new book covers information about nutrition before, during and after pregnancy in a clear and user friendly style. The author addresses all the major aspects of the subject, moving from fertility and preparing the body for pregnancy, through to nutrient metabolism, diet and pregnancy outcome, weight gain, special needs, and postpartum changes and nutrition. This guide's evidence based approach will appeal to nutritionists and dietitians, and to many other health professionals who work with women in their childbearing years, including midwives, nurses and family practioners. Each chapter includes a useful set of appendices covering dietary requirements, nutritional composition of key foods and weight gain guidelines, as well as application in practice sections and a summary of key points. Zusammenfassung In a field saturated with complex and conflicting information! this exciting new book covers information about nutrition before! during and after pregnancy in a clear and user friendly style. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Preface xvii Dedication xviii Acknowledgements xix Glossary xx 1 Nutrition and Fertility 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Nutrition and female fertility 2 1.3 Nutrition and male fertility 12 1.4 Conclusion 20 2 Preparing the Body for Pregnancy 25 2.1 Introduction 26 2.2 Nutrient stores 26 2.3 Body weight before pregnancy 28 2.4 The importance of a balanced diet 29 2.5 What are women eating? 29 2.6 A note on dietary recommendations 30 2.7 Compliance with current recommendations 31 2.8 A focus on alcohol 33 2.9 A focus on caffeine 33 2.10 A focus on calcium 34 2.11 A focus on folate 34 2.12 A focus on iron 36 2.13 Emerging interest in choline 38 2.14 Multivitamin and mineral supplements 38 2.15 Application in practice 39 2.16 Food safety 39 2.17 Vitamin A 41 2.18 Fish consumption 41 2.19 Peanut allergy 42 2.20 Food additives and ingredients 43 2.21 Organic food 43 2.22 Other concerns 43 2.23 Application in practice 44 2.24 Conclusion 44 3 Hormonal and Physiological Changes 50 3.1 Introduction 50 3.2 Before conception 51 3.3 After conception 52 3.4 Formation of the neural tube 55 3.5 Foetal growth 56 3.6 Key hormones 57 3.7 Key physiological changes 61 3.8 Conclusion 69 4 Nutrient Metabolism in Pregnancy 74 4.1 Introduction 74 4.2 Energy metabolism 75 4.3 Carbohydrate metabolism 78 4.4 Lipid metabolism 80 4.5 Protein metabolism 83 4.6 Calcium metabolism 84 4.7 Vitamin D metabolism 87 4.8 Iron metabolism 89 4.9 Folic acid versus folate 92 4.10 Conclusion 95 5 Macronutrients and Pregnancy 100 5.1 Introduction 100 5.2 Food cravings and aversions 101 5.3 Energy 102 5.4 Carbohydrate 104 5.5 Sugar 106 5.6 Protein 107 5.7 Fat 109 5.8 Fibre 111 5.9 Water 113 5.10 Dairy products 114 5.11 Salt 116 5.12 Application in practice 116 5.13 Food choices 117 5.14 Dietary assessment 118 5.15 Diet quality index 119 5.16 Biomarkers 119 5.17 Application in practice 120 5.18 Conclusion 120 6 Vitamins and Pregnancy 126 6.1 Introduction 126 6.2 Vitamin A 127 6.3 Thiamine (vitamin B1) 129 6.4 Riboflavin (vitamin B2) 130 6.5 Niacin (vitamin B3) 130 6.6 Pantothenic acid (B5) 130
