Study reveals special occasion drinking during pregnancy is harmful
Researchers claim that even one or two shots of alcohol on special occasions during pregnancy is harmful.
Research showed that even small amounts of drinking during pregnancy can cause insulin resistance, which increases the likelihood of diabetes.
The study conducted on rats mimicked " special occasion drinking", where a pregnant mother might be encouraged to have one or two alcoholic drinks.
Male rats exposed to this low level of prenatal alcohol showed signs of becoming diabetic at around 6 months old. The researchers only gave alcohol to the mother rats on 2 days during their pregnancy.
The rats' blood alcohol concentration only reached 0.05% and yet their male offspring became almost diabetic, with insulin levels reaching higher than expected to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Another interesting finding was that insulin-resistance was sex-specific, occurring only in the make rats. There are a couple of potential reasons for this, one being that during pregnancy, the placenta adapts to prenatal stress differently depending on if it's a male or female fetus, and this can impact on fetal growth and development.
The other factor is hormone changes as offspring grow into adulthood. In this case, estrogen protects against insulin-resistance, and because males don't have high estrogen, they don't experience the same protection.
Commenting on the study, senior author said, even a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy can be harmful, so, if you're planning on getting pregnant don't drink.
Families, partners and friends should support a woman's choice not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. If a woman accidentally becomes pregnant and unknowingly drinks alcohol during the first part of their pregnancy, the important thing once they know is to stop drinking, have a good diet and take care of themselves, throughout the remainder of the pregnancy, said one of the authors.
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Research showed that even small amounts of drinking during pregnancy can cause insulin resistance, which increases the likelihood of diabetes.
The study conducted on rats mimicked " special occasion drinking", where a pregnant mother might be encouraged to have one or two alcoholic drinks.
Male rats exposed to this low level of prenatal alcohol showed signs of becoming diabetic at around 6 months old. The researchers only gave alcohol to the mother rats on 2 days during their pregnancy.
The rats' blood alcohol concentration only reached 0.05% and yet their male offspring became almost diabetic, with insulin levels reaching higher than expected to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Another interesting finding was that insulin-resistance was sex-specific, occurring only in the make rats. There are a couple of potential reasons for this, one being that during pregnancy, the placenta adapts to prenatal stress differently depending on if it's a male or female fetus, and this can impact on fetal growth and development.
The other factor is hormone changes as offspring grow into adulthood. In this case, estrogen protects against insulin-resistance, and because males don't have high estrogen, they don't experience the same protection.
Commenting on the study, senior author said, even a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy can be harmful, so, if you're planning on getting pregnant don't drink.
Families, partners and friends should support a woman's choice not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. If a woman accidentally becomes pregnant and unknowingly drinks alcohol during the first part of their pregnancy, the important thing once they know is to stop drinking, have a good diet and take care of themselves, throughout the remainder of the pregnancy, said one of the authors.
this is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.
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