Pregnant Women and Red Meat
There is a new study out that says pregnant woman who eat meat at least six or seven times a week, may produce sons who have a lower sperm count.
The reason isn’t clear but they do think it has to do with the pesticides, hormones and chemicals found in beef and they are affecting the testes of the male babies while in the womb.
There are six different anabolic hormones that are used in cattle in the US and Canada, three are synthetic and three are natural. All of these have been banned from use in cattle in Europe in 1988.
The women, who ate at meat at least seven times a week, had sperm concentrations 24.3 percent lower then sons whose mothers did not that much beef. They were still fertile, but may take longer to conceive a child.
I am not sure what to think of this study. When I first read it, I thought to myself “It is always something, don’t eat big fish, no sushi, beware of deli meats and no soft cheese!” What should you eat when you are pregnant?
Any regular readers of this blog will know how I feel about organic foods. When I was pregnant I know I watched what I ate, other moms I knew ate whatever they felt like.
I know I did have aversions to meat and chicken and did not eat much of those my entire pregnancy.
I also think pregnant women need protein but there are many different ways to get protein then from meat.
What do you think of this study? If you are pregnant will it keep you away from meat, or do you eat what you want to eat?
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