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why shouldnt pregnant women consume soft cheeses?
brie and camenbert can be contaminated with listeria leads to miscarriages and can infect the baby
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why shouldnt women consume alot of vitamin a during pregnancy?
can cause birth defects
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what can your weight increase by during pregnancy?
12.5kg
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what shouldnt pregnant women consume shark or swordfish?
contains mercury and high levels of this can cause lack of development to the babies nervous system
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how much folate should a women consume from after contraception up until 12 weeks of pregnancy?
400mg of folate
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what happens to the elderlys bones as they become older?
replacement of their bone tissue takes place at faster rate than their actual bone formation
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so what does this mean?
that there is a gradual fall in bone mass as we age
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And the bones?
our old bone tissues strong but the bone formations weak leading to osteoporosis in later life unless they consume an adequate intake of calcium and vitamin d
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why shouldnt women consume alot of vitamin a during pregnancy?

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