Can pregnant women take grape seed capsules?

Grape seed capsules are a common health product in our lives. We usually take grape seed capsules to overcome our tumors, and they also have obvious effects in anti-aging of the skin. However, pregnant women should try to avoid taking such health products during pregnancy, because their real nutritional effect is not high. So can pregnant women take grape seed capsules?

Grape seed capsules have many biological effects such as inhibiting and scavenging free radicals, anti-oxidation, anti-radiation, anti-tumor, anti-allergy, anti-aging and improving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular activity. They are widely used in the fields of medicine, health products, food, cosmetics and clinical treatment of diseases. Grape seed OPC is known around the world as the nemesis of free radicals, the evergreen element of life, and an oral cosmetic.

Grape seeds have strong antioxidant capacity, which is 50 times that of vitamin E. They can delay cancer and prevent arteriosclerosis. They are also known as skin vitamins and are 20 times that of vitamin C. The phenolic anthocyanins in them have the characteristics of fat solubility and water solubility, and have a whitening effect. They can be eaten, but you need to be careful not to eat too much, and you also need to pay attention to strengthening your nutrition overall.

As long as you don’t eat too much during pregnancy and do some exercise after eating, there will be no effect on the use of grape seeds. However, it is not recommended to eat too much because grape seeds are difficult to digest and may cause intestinal obstruction. Eat less grape seeds and drink more water after eating to promote bowel movements.

The effect of grape seed products is uncertain. It is recommended that you take folic acid in the first three months of preparing for pregnancy and start taking it in the third month after finding out that you are pregnant. It is mainly to promote the baby's brain development.