The latest news suggests that women who are significantly overweight and then get pregnant, should not, I repeat should not target additional weight gain in order to have a healthy baby. New research shows what I have always suspected - that there is enough "excess fat" to support the baby, and any additional weight gain will put added stress on the mother's heart and other organs, lead to a higher risk of insulin resistance and possible gestational diabetes, and pose risk for maternal hypertension.
If you are overweight you should work with a dietician or nutritionist AND consider starting a walking program with a fitness trainer monitoring and guiding you. Your OB and these professionals need to be your support team.
Drinking as much soda (diet or regular) as we Americans do (more than 600 cans/year), can put us at risk of a potassium imbalance, which can in turn put us at risk of serious health consequences. The culprits seem to be the sweeteners in regular soda and/or the caffeine (in both diet and regular soda). To bottom line it- A cup or two of soda a day won't create this issue, but more than that, and you are not only asking for weight gain (with diet or regualr soda consumption, though the mechanisms are different)- you are also incurring health risks. Drink zero calorie flavored waters, unsweetened iced tea and one serving of juice/daily.
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