PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: 2 Miscellaneous questions with pregnancy

Re: 2 Miscellaneous questions with pregnancy

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 May 2001 13:09:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 24 May 2001, Anna wrote: >
>Question#1
>I am pregnant and have been using the product Fit to wash my fruits and
>vegetables before eating them and I just wanted to make sure that the
>ingredients are safe:Oleic acid (from vegetable sources),Glycerol (from
>vegetable sources), Ethyl Alcohol (from corn,Potassium Hydrate (from
>basic minerals),Citric Acid (from cornstarch and molasses), and
>distilled grapefruit oil. THe ingredients seemed pretty basic to me but
>you never know.

it sounds okay, and I assume you rinse it off well befoer actually eating hte food >
>Question #2
>Is it possible to eat too many carrots while pregnant?It's one of the
>few vegetables that I really like and they are very convenient to eat.
>Is it good for the baby to eat them every day or is it possible to eat
>too many carrots (I always eat them raw) . If I eat 2 whole carrots a
>day is that too much? I wouldn't want the kid to have bright red hair on
>my account (ha ha). Thank you for your time.

carrots are fine -- you may turn a little orange tho. The vitamin A in carrots is from beta carotene which is metabolized easily in your body. VItamin A (like supplements) can be toxic in high doses in pregnacy, but as beta carotene in carrots it is fine

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740

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