Can pregnant women eat pumpkin vines and what are the precautions

Pumpkin vines are very delicious. We all know that pumpkin is rich in various vitamins. Long-term use can effectively improve our body's immunity and resistance. The effect is very good. However, pumpkin vines have some dietary taboos and we need to pay special attention to them, especially for some pregnant women. They can't eat them casually, otherwise it will harm the fetus in the belly. So what are the taboos of pumpkin vines?

1. Pregnant women can eat pumpkin.

Pumpkin is rich in nutrients, containing starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients.

It has a very low sugar content and almost no fat. Pregnant women don’t have to worry about gaining weight when eating pumpkin. It is a healthy food.

Pumpkin also contains pumpkin polysaccharides, carotenoids and other biologically active substances.

Pumpkin polysaccharides can enhance the body's immune function, promote the production of cytokines, and have a good regulatory function on the immune system.

Carotenoids can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which has important physiological functions, thereby playing an important physiological role in the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissue, maintaining normal vision, and promoting bone development.

2. It is edible. Pumpkin is very nutritious. Pumpkin contains various nutrients such as sugar, protein, cellulose, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and mineral salts such as calcium, potassium, and phosphorus. Pumpkin fruit contains 7-17% pectin, which has strong adsorption capacity. It can bind and eliminate bacteria and toxic substances in the human body, protect the digestive tract mucosa, has a certain effect on digestive tract ulcers, and can also bind cholesterol to prevent arteriosclerosis. There is a special substance called chromium in pumpkin pulp, which can promote insulin secretion, lower blood sugar levels, and is effective in preventing and treating diabetes.

In order to avoid unnecessary harm to pregnant women, the precautions for pregnant women to eat pumpkin vines are relevant knowledge that all pregnant mothers must understand, so that the baby can grow safely in the belly and avoid harm to our own bodies due to some inappropriate diet.