Can pregnant women really eat potato chips?

Potato chips, as the name suggests, are what we eat often. They are a kind of puffed food. It is harmful to the body for normal people to eat potato chips frequently, let alone pregnant women? Although potato chips are delicious, they are also harmful, especially for pregnant women. Some people say they can be eaten, while others say they cannot. Can pregnant women really eat potato chips? Let's take a look at the introduction below.

Potato chips are snacks made from potatoes (commonly known as potatoes in Hong Kong). The preparation method is to cut the potatoes into thin slices, then fry or bake them until crispy and season them. In addition to the simplest seasoning of salt, the different flavors of potato chips available on the market are also seasoned with MSG and different spices. Potato chips are an important part of the snack food market in many countries.

Potatoes, the main raw material of potato chips, are rich in B vitamins such as vitamin B1, B2, B6 and pantothenic acid, as well as a large amount of high-quality cellulose. They also contain nutrients such as trace elements, amino acids, protein, fat and high-quality starch. However, some B vitamins are not thermally stable at high temperatures and are easily destroyed during cooking.

Common potato chips are made by slicing potatoes and processing them with oil at high temperatures, and generally contain 30%-40% fat. Depending on the taste, some brands of potato chips contain higher levels of salt.

Pregnant women who eat French fries and potato chips during pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with low birth weight.

Newborns are particularly vulnerable to acrylamide, a possible carcinogen, which can cause neurological damage and easily enter their young brains, posing a threat.

Mothers should eat warm food, and avoid raw, cold, hard food and spicy food to prevent it from affecting their body's recovery. It is okay to eat a small amount of potato chips, but eating too much will affect the stomach and intestines.

The above article has introduced whether pregnant women can really eat potato chips? From this we can see that potato chips are not allowed to be eaten by postpartum women. They can eat something warm, but do not cause other consequences due to greed. Those who love and like to eat potato chips must remember this. I hope you can remember this to avoid causing harm to your health. For the normal development of the fetus, parents must pay attention!