Another barrier to good nutrition during pregnancy what is the bad belly, which makes it almost impossible for us to nurture well. The same applies to the tiredness and fatigue of the first weeks … we prefer not to leave the bed that eat something.

For this and more is that is so important that consume your prenatal vitamins. It is assumed that every woman plans to become pregnant supplement their diet with a vitamin prenatal, as this greatly reduces the risk of defects neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

A prenatal vitamin is a multivitamin designed to supplement the nutritional needs of mothers pregnant and lactating women. However, this does not mean that any prenatal vitamin is beneficial. Neither the FDA nor the full Obstetrics and Gynecology have designed guidelines for deciding which must contain a prenatal vitamin. The ingredients should be standard in a prenatal vitamin are iron, calcium and folic acid.

Folic acid is important because it reduces the risk that your baby born with neural tube problems. Iron, because the body produce more blood during pregnancy, one needs extra iron to avoid getting anemic.

Remember that for your baby grow up healthy, this will take everything you need for your reservations. If you’re feeding and supplementing properly, it’s your body that is affected. We recommend you talk with your doctor so that this will prescribe a prescription for prenatal vitamins. These are also available without prescription in many pharmacies and stores natural products.

Vitamin B12 is stored in the liver (80%) metabolism is using the body as needed, the quantities that are stored can meet our needs for a period of 3 to 5 years.

The cobalamin is obtained through food proteins of animal origin, during the digestive process, this requires the participation of enzymes in the gastric juice and a component called intrinsic factor. When there is a deficit of atrophic gastritis or intrinsic factor, you may receive a lack of this vitamin. This usually occurs in people over 50 years and affects 40% of people aged over 80 years.

Functions:

* Involved in the synthesis of DNA, RNA and proteins
* Intervenes in the formation of red blood cells.
* Maintain the myelin sheath of nerve cells
* Participates in the synthesis of neurotransmitters
* It is necessary in the transformation of fatty acids into energy
* Helps maintain energy reserve of the muscles
* Intervenes in the functioning of the immune system
* Needed for metabolism of folic acid.