10 food you should avoid during pregnancy
                     10 Food You Should Avoid during 
Pregnancy 
1. Fish and Seafood:
 Fish is a good source of 
omega-3 fatty acids 
that must be part of 
your diet because it 
helps in the growth of 
the baby’s brain. 
 You only need to be 
more careful when 
eating fish during 
pregnancy. 
2. Eggplant:
 
 A big no – no during 
pregnancy, however, 
because they can be 
infected with 
salmonella, a type of 
bacteria that causes 
diarrhoea and vomiting.
 However, having them 
in little amounts once 
in a while should not 
pose an issue.
3. Milk and its Products:
 For your child’s proper 
development, it is 
extremely important 
that you consume milk 
on a daily and regular 
basis. 
  It provides important 
nutrients such as 
minerals, calcium, and 
proteins to you and 
your baby. But make 
sure you only eat 
pasteurized milk. 
4. Sesame Seeds:
 Dry sesame seeds 
were earlier used as a 
medicine for causing 
abortion. Sesame 
seeds stimulate the 
uterine muscle thus 
causing an expulsion 
of the fertilized ovum.
 It is advisable to avoid 
it during the first 
three to four crucial 
months of pregnancy.
5.  Papaya: 
There are papayas in the 
fruits not to be eaten 
during pregnancy. In fact, 
papayas are on the list of 
natural foods in some 
cultures to avoid 
pregnancy and are 
thought to cause 
miscarriages.
 It is advised by the 
nutritionists and experts 
to strictly avoid unripe 
papaya during 
pregnancy.
6. Ajinomoto:
 This is a preferred 
cuisine of the people of 
India but it is not very 
beneficial healthwise. 
 Ajinomoto can majorly 
affect the development 
of the brain in the 
fetus. Hence, it is 
advised to avoid its 
consumption to a large 
extent to protect the 
growth of the baby.
7. Pineapple: 
 Pineapple contains an 
compound called 
bromelain, which can 
cause softening of the 
cervix leading to 
unsuccessful labour to 
miscarriage.
 It is believed that 
pineapple can get your 
body heated up rapidly 
which can cause 
abortion or premature 
birth.
8. Fennel Seeds:
 You can use small 
quantity of these 
ingredients for taste 
but eating it 
consistently in large 
amount is a big no-no. 
 These seeds contain 
high measures of 
phytoestrogens, which 
fortifies the 
compression of the 
uterine. 
9. Refined Flour Products:
 Attempt and maintain a 
strategic distance from 
items made of refined 
flour like bread, 
noodles, pasta, pita, 
cookies, pizza, etc.
 chemicals to build their 
time span of usability 
which can harm the 
growing baby.
10. Grapes: 
Pregnant women should 
keep away from grapes 
particularly amid the last 
phases of conception as 
they additionally are 
found to hike up your 
body temperature 
prompting undesirable 
complexities.
Over usage of grapes has 
additionally been 
connected to stomach 
related problems and 
difficulties.
10 Food You Should Avoid during 
Pregnancy 
 Source:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/foods-avoided-pregnancy/
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