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Is Eating Junk Food During Pregnancy Harmful To The Fetus?

I am pregnate and eat alot of junk food, sweets and snacks and fruit mostly through out my entire pregnacy. I am 32weeks pregnate and would like to know if i have affected my unborn babies health for life before born? Is it too late for me to do anything at this point? What effects health wise could my baby have when born?
Wed, 2 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
Well, junk foods has its own adverse effects in health. Nothing has been yet proved to have direct effects on fetus during its consumption in pregnancy.
It might be associated with development of gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension, which would indirectly affect growing fetus.
In your case, if the growth and development of the fetus is good as indicated by scan reports and there are no anomalies seen, then you need not worry much.
Just relax and stop taking junk foods from now on.
Eat healthy food, drink plenty of water, keep yourself fit and free from worries.
All the best.
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Is Eating Junk Food During Pregnancy Harmful To The Fetus?

Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM. Well, junk foods has its own adverse effects in health. Nothing has been yet proved to have direct effects on fetus during its consumption in pregnancy. It might be associated with development of gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension, which would indirectly affect growing fetus. In your case, if the growth and development of the fetus is good as indicated by scan reports and there are no anomalies seen, then you need not worry much. Just relax and stop taking junk foods from now on. Eat healthy food, drink plenty of water, keep yourself fit and free from worries. All the best.