During pregnancy, women are often haunted by stretch marks. There are many ways to prevent this from the start. But for safety and nutrition, diet is the most effective approach.
Food groups that help prevent stretch marks during pregnancy
Foods rich in vitamin C
Vitamin C is an important nutrient that helps strengthen the immune system and supports the production of new cells in the body. In addition, vitamin C also beautifies and strengthens the skin.
Adding foods rich in vitamin C to meals helps improve skin elasticity for expectant mothers and reduces the risk of stretch marks. Some foods rich in vitamin C are oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, strawberries, bell peppers, kiwi and broccoli.
Foods rich in vitamin E
For the question of what pregnant women should eat to limit stretch marks, besides adding vitamin C, vitamin E also plays a very important role. Almost everyone knows vitamin E's ability to beautify skin. Adding foods rich in vitamin E to daily meals during pregnancy can strengthen the skin, thereby reducing the risk of stretch marks.
Vitamin E is also famous for rejuvenating the skin and restoring damaged skin. Therefore, adding vitamin E not only helps prevent but may also treat stretch marks that have appeared on the skin. Foods rich in vitamin E that expectant mothers should choose are nuts, peanut butter, wheat germ, avocado, cooked tomatoes and oatmeal.
Foods rich in vitamin A
Another vitamin expectant mothers also need to add to their pregnancy diet is vitamin A. The effect of vitamin A that most people know is that it is good for the eyes. However, you may not know that vitamin A is also very good for nourishing the skin. Vitamin A helps protect skin health and helps form new skin cells. Therefore, adding vitamin A to a pregnant woman's daily diet also helps prevent stretch marks.
Vitamin A is a very common vitamin found in many kinds of foods: salmon, orange-coloured vegetables and fruit (sweet potato, pumpkin, carrot, mango, apricot,…). Green leafy vegetables (kale, spinach,…) are all foods containing a lot of vitamin A.
Foods rich in zinc (Zn)
Eating foods high in zinc promotes collagen production in an expectant mother's body. Collagen is an excellent compound that increases skin elasticity and prevents sagging and skin ageing. Therefore, adding foods rich in zinc to daily meals is an effective way to prevent stretch marks for expectant mothers during pregnancy. Some foods rich in zinc that mothers should know are bananas, raisins, lean meat and lentils.
Bird's nest – an effective food for preventing stretch marks
About 70–91% of women in their first pregnancy get stretch marks. The reason is that the skin's collagen fibres and fibrous tissue do not grow fast enough to keep up with the expanding belly. Stretch marks often appear on the lower abdomen, thighs, buttocks or chest. They look like purple or chestnut-coloured stripes and, once they appear, are very hard to remove. So, as "prevention is better than cure", mothers should start preventing them from the first months of pregnancy.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition: "Bird's nest contains a peptide – epidermal growth factor (EGF) – known as the 'beauty substance'. It can stimulate and promote cell division and collagen production. It quickly repairs damaged areas of skin, prevents stretch marks and helps skin become more elastic and smoother." In addition, using bird's nest from the third month of pregnancy also brings many benefits: it nourishes and boosts the mother's resistance, helps the baby develop fully, and reduces the risk of miscarriage,…
Use bird's nest starting today for the best solution for mothers, to prevent unsightly stretch marks and to nourish your health!
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