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"MYTH" WEBSITE SUMMARY SUBJECT: CAFFEINE DURING PREGNANCY Caffeine
During Pregnancy
How Caffeine During Pregnancy Can Damage Your Baby A new study shows that one dose of caffeine -- just two cups of coffee -- ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect fetal heart development and reduce heart function over the entire lifespan of the child. In addition, the researchers also found that this minimal amount of exposure can lead to higher body fat among males. Although the study was in mice, the biological cause and effect described in the research paper likely applies to humans as well. Researchers studied pregnant mice for 48 hours. Mice given caffeine produced embryos with a thinner layer of tissue separating some of the heart's chambers. The researchers then examined the mice born from these groups to
determine the long-term effects on the offspring. All of the adult
males exposed to caffeine as fetuses had an increase in body fat of
about 20 percent, and decrease in cardiac function of 35 percent. * Eurekalert December 16, 2008 http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/health-supplements/calcium-deficiency.html http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1986-09081-001 Maternal caffeine use before, during and after pregnancy
and effects upon offspring. Three studies investigated the changing patterns and effects of caffeine use of 286 women participating in a prenatal prospective study using prospective information gathered through the course of pregnancy, perinatal measurements, and retrospective data collected postnatally. Data were collected on maternal use of tea, coffee, caffeinated soft drinks, chocolate bars and drinks, and caffeinated medication. The volume and analyzed caffeine concentration of 53 samples of coffee and tea, prepared by Ss as they usually consumed it, were used to examine the predictive potential of the Ss' subjective description of the beverages. Results show that self-reports of volume and beverage strength were valid predictors; however, the method of coffee preparation had little predictive power. An algorithm developed for estimating caffeine intake retrospectively over time revealed that during pregnancy, most Ss continued to consume caffeine but usually at lower intake levels. After pregnancy, caffeine consumption tended to persist at reduced levels for several months and then returned to prepregnancy patterns. Maternal caffeine intake of more than 300 mg/day during pregnancy was associated with lowered birth weight and smaller head circumference of the infant after accounting for maternal nicotine use. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 1985, Vol. 19, No. 4 Effects of Caffeine Ingestion during Pregnancy Furuhashi N, Sato S, Suzuki M, Hiruta M, Tanaka M, Takahashi T Gynecol Obstet Invest 1985;19:187–191 (DOI: 10.1159/000299032) Abstract: Dianne Jacobs Thompson Est. 2007 Also http://truthquest2.com (alternative medicine featuring drugless cancer treatments) Author publication: NEXUS MAGAZINE "Seawater--A Safe Blood Plasma Substitute?"
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