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When it come's to healthy eating it's difficult to know where to turn for advice, particularly with all the fad diets and marketing ploys you'll often see in the media. So we've put together a post focusing on importance of vitamin D to help you improve the wellbeing of yourself and baby.
Ensuring you get enough Vitamin D, plus calcium will help your body recover from the demands of pregnancy and breastfeeding. Did you know that pregnancy could reduce bone density by between 2-4%? Helping to prevent a vitamin D deficiency could in turn prevent poor skeletal health in later years.
Vitamin D affects the health and development of your child from before birth and a staggering fifth of UK adults have low vitamin D levels. We all know the best source of vitamin D is sunlight which is great during the summer but the winter months do not include the type of UV that makes vitamin D and it is impossible to get the recommended daily allowance from foods alone. Speak with your GP about a safe Vitamin D supplement to take during pregnancy and breastfeeding to ensure you're getting your RDN
(recommended daily needs).
You're more than likely aware that the best food source of vitamin D is oily fish. Fish will do wonders for your health and skin. Containing high levels of protein and omega 3 fatty acids which the human body can't naturally produce. Include fish in your diet 1-2 times per week to reap the benefits!
The National Institute of Health recommends that we consume at least 2% of our total daily calories as omega-3 fatty acids, which equals about 4 grams per day. If the thought of fish sends you running to the bathroom then you could try an omega-3 DHA/fish oil supplement, again speak with your GP about the safest form. It's important to invest in high quality supplements or your GP may be able to recommend a suitable alternative.
For more information please visit the NHS.
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